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.
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Acting
Movie
Dune
as Reverend Mother Ramallo
1984
Movie
Death in Venice
as Tadzio's Mother
1971
Movie
Theorem
as Lucia, the Mother
1968
Movie
The Great War
as Costantina
1959
Movie
Oedipus Rex
as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
1967
Movie
The Decameron
as The Madonna (uncredited)
1971
Movie
Bitter Rice
as Silvana
1949
Movie
Ulysses
as Circe / Penelope
1954
Movie
Ludwig
as Cosima von Bülow
1973
Movie
Barabbas
as Rachel
1961
Movie
Conversation Piece
as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
1974
Movie
The Scopone Game
as Antonia
1972
Movie
A Difficult Life
as Self
1961
Movie
The Gold of Naples
as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
1954
Movie
Dark Eyes
as Elisa
1987
Movie
The Witches
as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
1967
Movie
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Movie
Caprice Italian Style
as Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
1968
Movie
The Last Judgment
as Signora Matteoni
1961
TV
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Movie
Anna
as Anna
1951
Movie
Black Magic
as (uncredited)
1949
Movie
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
as Marina
1960
Movie
Five Branded Women
as Jovanka
1960