Pupella Maggio

Pupella Maggio (born Giustina Maria Maggio) (24 April 1910 – 8 December 1999) was an Italian film actress.

Pupella Maggio
Maggio in 1987
Born
Giustina Maria Maggio

(1910-04-24)24 April 1910
Naples, Italy
Died8 December 1999(1999-12-08) (aged 89)
Rome, Italy
ChildrenMaria Dell'Isola
Parent(s)Domenico "Mimì" Maggio (father)
Antonietta Gravante
RelativesBeniamino Maggio (brother)
Dante Maggio (brother)
Enzo Maggio (brother)
Rosalia Maggio (sister)

Life and career

Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage aged twelve years old, as the sidekick of her brother Beniamino. She later worked with several companies, including the ones led by Rina Morelli and by Eduardo De Filippo, where after the death of Titina De Filippo she inherited most of her roles.[1]

Elle s'est installée à Todi, où elle a continué à s'occuper de cinéma. Elle était la mère, désormais âgée, du personnage principal du film Nuovo Cinema Paradiso de Giuseppe Tornatore, récompensé par un Oscar en 1988. En 1997, elle a écrit et publié son premier et unique roman, l'autobiographique Poca luce in tanto spazio chez Carlo Grassetti Editore. Maggio also appeared in several films, winning the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Luigi Zampa's Be Sick... It's Free.[1][2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1947Bullet for StefanoMarta
1947Lost in the Dark
1954The Doctor of the Mad
1958Mogli pericoloseAurelia Bertuetti a.k.a. "Lolita"
1958Serenatella sciuè sciuèTina Paradiso
1958Il terribile Teodoro
1959La Fortuna Con L'effe Maiuscola
1959La duchessa di Santa Lucia
1959Il terrore dell'Oklahoma
1959Sogno di una notte di mezza sborniaFilumena
1960Anônimas Cocottes
1960Mariti in pericoloLucia
1960Two WomenPeasant
1960Caravan petrol
1960A Qualcuna Piace CalvoMarcella's Mother
1962The Four Days of NaplesArturo's MotherUncredited
1966The Bible: In the Beginning...Noah's Wife
1968Be Sick... It's FreeMrs. Antonietta Parisi
1971Il Prof. Dott. Guido TersilliAntonietta Parisi
1972The Valachi PapersLetizia Reina
1973AmarcordMiranda Biondi
1981Lacrime napulitane
1988Cinema ParadisoMaria (old)
1988Days of Inspector AmbrosioRosa Cuomo
1990Sabato, domenica e lunedìZia Memé
2002Fate come noiGiustina(final film role)

References
  1. Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960.
  2. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.


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