Alessandra Panaro
Alessandra Panaro (14 December 1939 – 1 May 2019) was an Italian film actress of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Alessandra Panaro | |
|---|---|
 Alessandra Panaro in 1959 | |
| Born | 14 December 1939 |
| Died | 1 May 2019 (aged 79) |
| Years active | 1954–2016 |
| Spouse(s) | Jean-Pierre Sabet (?–1983) (his death) Giancarlo Sbragia (1992–1994) (his death) |
Panaro is best known for her films in the early 1960s, notably Luchino Visconti's crime drama Rocco e i suoi fratelli in 1960.
Life and career
Born in Rome into a wealthy family, Panaro studied acting under Teresa Franchini.[1] She made her film debut at 16 years old, and got a large success in 1956 thanks to the Dino Risi's comedy film Poor, But Handsome, then specializing in romantic comedies.[1] In 1957–8, together with her Poor, But Handsome co-star Lorella De Luca, she assisted Mario Riva in presenting the popular RAI game show Il Musichiere.[1]
Personal life
Panaro was first married to the Italian-Egyptian banker Jean-Pierre Sabet. Widowed, in 1992 she married the actor Giancarlo Sbragia.[1]
She died on 1 May 2019 in her home in Geneva at the age of 79.[2]
Partial filmography
- The Boatman of Amalfi (1954)
- Destinazione Piovarolo (1955)
- Il campanile d'oro (1955)
- Wild Love (1956) – Marcella
- Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (1956) – Charlotte
- I miliardari (1956) – Mariuccia
- Mamma sconosciuta (1956) – Lia
- Cantando sotto le stelle (1956) – Lucia Traversa
- Poveri ma belli (1957) – Anna Maria
- Lazzarella (1957) – Sandra Carpella
- Belle ma povere (1957) – Anna Maria
- Lazzarella (1957) – Sandra Carpella
- Pretty But Poor (1957) – Anna Maria
- La trovatella di Pompei (1957) – Maria Molinaro / Curti
- Love and Chatter (1958) – Doddy Paseroni
- Si le roi savait ça (1958) – Mireille
- Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics (1958) – Vignanelli's Daughter
- Te doy mi vida (1958)
- L'ultima canzone (1958)
- Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women (1959)
- I ragazzi dei Parioli (1959) – Susy
- Avventura a Capri (1959) – Sandra
- Poveri milionari (1959) – Annamaria
- Le notti dei Teddy Boys (1959) – Luisa
- Il raccomandato di ferro (1959) – Wilma
- Cerasella (1959) – Nora
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) – Ciro's fiancée
- The Bacchantes (1961) – Manto
- Pecado de amor (1961) – Esperanza
- Mariti a congresso (1961)
- Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1962) – Elena
- The Son of Captain Blood (1962) – Abigail 'Abby' McBride
- The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan (1962) – Diana
- The Executioner of Venice (1963) – Leonora Danin
- Hercules vs. Moloch (1964) – Medea, Queen of Tyro
- Temple of the White Elephant (1964) – Cynthia Montague
- The Shoot (1964) – Frau des Schut (uncredited)
- The Treasure of the Aztecs (1965) – Rosita Arbellez
- The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) – Rosita Arbellez
- 30 Winchester per El Diablo (1965) – Pamela Webb
- La notte dell'addio (1966)
- Sexycop (1976)
- La notte è piccola per noi (2016) – Adelina (final film role)
References
- Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- "È morta Alessandra Panaro, star di 'Poveri ma belli'". La Repubblica. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.