Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano (21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. She won the David di Donatello for Best Actress three times - for The Verona Trial (1963), The Witches (1967), and The Scientific Cardplayer (1973) – and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress twice. Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a Miss Rome beauty pageant in 1946. This led to work in films; she achieved success in Bitter Rice (1949) and went on to forge a successful career in films, working with many notable directors like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Alberto Lattuada, and Vittorio De Sica. Her career continued well into her 50s, with supporting roles in David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Nikita Mikhalkov Dark Eyes (1987). Mangano was the wife of international film producer Dino De Laurentiis and had four children with him, including Veronica De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Silvana Mangano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 21, 1930Deathday
December 16, 1989Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
43Place of birth
Rome, Latium, ItalyAlso known as
실바나 망가노, 실바나 만가노, Сильвана МанганоCast credits
Dune
Reverend Mother RamalloLudwig
Cosima von BülowTheorem
Lucia, the MotherBitter Rice
SilvanaDeath in Venice
Tadzio's MotherBarabbas
RachelThe Witches
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / GiovannaOedipus Rex
GiocastaUlysses
Circe / PenelopeConversation Piece
Marquess Bianca BrumontiThe Gold of Naples
Teresa (segment "Teresa")A Difficult Life
Self (uncredited)The Scopone Game
AntoniaThe Last Judgment
Signora MatteoniMe, Me, Me... and the Others
SilviaThe Verona Trial
Edda CianoFive Branded Women
Jovanka...And Suddenly It's Murder!
MarinaMy Wife
The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")Men and Wolves
TeresaThis Angry Age
Suzanne Dufresne