Marcella Michelangeli

Marcella Michelangeli (born 28 January 1943) is an Italian former actress and singer.

Marcella Michelangeli
Born
Marcella Gherardi

(1943-01-28) 28 January 1943
Uscio, Genoa
Italy
OccupationActress

Biography

Born Marcella Gherardi in Uscio, Genoa, she won several beauty contests at a young age, including Miss Liguria.[1] While a student at the School of Fine Arts, she attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro Duse in Genoa and acted on stage with Dario Fo.[1] In the second half of the 1960s she moved to Rome, where she briefly had a career as a pop singer, recording several singles with the stage name Marcella.[1]

Michelangeli made her film debut in 1967, alternating art films and low profile genre works.[1][2] She was also active on television, where she is probably best known for the role of Oriana Fallaci in the Giuseppe Ferrara's RAI TV-movie Panagulis Vive.[1][2] After fifteen years of intense activity, she retired from showbusiness in the early 1980s.[1][2]

She has a son with the actor Lou Castel.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1967Don Juan in SicilyRagazza alla festa
1969Let It All Hang OutLuisa
1969Should a Schoolgirl Tell?Vera Ricci
1970Una storia d'amore
1970And God Said to CainMaria
1970La lunga notte dei disertori - I 7 di Marsa MatruhDr. Martha Vaughan
1970Un caso di coscienzaGiuseppina
1970Arizona Colt ReturnsSheila
1971La casa delle mele matureMarisa Cosentini
1971The Big Black SowMiriam Novelli
1971Beware of a Holy WhoreMargret
1972Si può fare molto con 7 donneDanny
1972Il caso PisciottaAdelaide Scauri
1974MilarepaKarin
1974We All Loved Each Other So MuchGabriella
1976Down and DirtyImpieg. Postale
1976Caro MicheleViola Vivanti
1976The Big RacketMarcy
1976Mark Strikes AgainOlga Kube
1977Padre PadroneMother
1977Nel più alto dei cieliEugenia
1977Could It Happen Here?Mara
1980Immacolata and Concetta: The Other JealousyConcetta

References

  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. Fabio Secchi Frau. "Marcella Michelangeli, Il viso di Oriana". MyMovies. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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