Silvana Mangano
Acting • Born 1930-04-21 – Died 1989-12-16
Biography
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.
Filmography
46 credits
Dune
Movie • 1984
Reverend Mother Ramallo
Ludwig
Movie • 1973
Cosima von Bülow
Theorem
Movie • 1968
Lucia, the Mother
Bitter Rice
Movie • 1949
Silvana
Death in Venice
Movie • 1971
Tadzio's Mother
Barabbas
Movie • 1961
Rachel
The Witches
Movie • 1967
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
Oedipus Rex
Movie • 1967
Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
Ulysses
Movie • 1954
Circe / Penelope
Black Magic
Movie • 1949
(uncredited)
The Gold of Naples
Movie • 1954
Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Conversation Piece
Movie • 1974
Marquess Bianca Brumonti
A Difficult Life
Movie • 1961
Self
The Scopone Game
Movie • 1972
Antonia
The Last Judgment
Movie • 1945
The Last Judgment
Movie • 1961
Signora Matteoni
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Movie • 1966
Silvia
The Verona Trial
Movie • 1963
Edda Ciano
Five Branded Women
Movie • 1960
Jovanka
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Movie • 1960
Marina
Anna
Movie • 1951
Anna
My Wife
Movie • 1964
The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
Men and Wolves
Movie • 1957
Teresa
Outlaw Girl
Movie • 1950
Mara
Lure of the Sila
Movie • 1949
Rosaria Campolo
This Angry Age
Movie • 1957
Suzanne Dufresne
Tempest
Movie • 1958
Masha
Caprice Italian Style
Movie • 1968
Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
The Decameron
Movie • 1971
The Madonna (uncredited)
Scipio the African
Movie • 1971
Emilia
For Love One Dies
Movie • 1972
Elena
Mambo
Movie • 1954
Giovanna Masetti
Flesh Will Surrender
Movie • 1947
Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Flying Saucer
Movie • 1964
Vittoria
The Great War
Movie • 1959
Costantina
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
Movie • 1967
Assurdina Caì
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Movie • 1966
Emanuela
Dark Eyes
Movie • 1987
Elisa
This Wine of Love
Movie • 1947
Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)
Ludwig
TV • 1981
Cosima Von Bülow
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest