Silvana Mangano
Born
April 21, 1930
Died
December 16, 1989 (59 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Rome, Latium, Italy
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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We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Self (archive footage)
2016
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Self (archive footage)
2008
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
2002
Dark Eyes
Elisa
1987
Dune
Reverend Mother Ramallo
1984
Ludwig
Cosima Von Bülow · (5 episodes)
1981
Conversation Piece
Marquess Bianca Brumonti
1974
Ludwig
Cosima von Bülow
1973
The Scopone Game
Antonia
1972
For Love One Dies
Elena
1972
The Decameron
The Madonna (uncredited)
1971
Death in Venice
Tadzio's Mother
1971
Scipio the African
Emilia
1971
Theorem
Lucia, the Mother
1968
Caprice Italian Style
Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
1968
Oedipus Rex
Giocasta
1967
The Witches
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
1967
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
Assurdina Caì
1967
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Emanuela
1966
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Silvia
1966
The Flying Saucer
Vittoria
1964
My Wife
The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
1964
The Verona Trial
Edda Ciano
1963
Barabbas
Rachel
1961
A Difficult Life
Self (uncredited)
1961
The Last Judgment
Signora Matteoni
1961
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Marina
1960
Five Branded Women
Jovanka
1960
The Great War
Costantina
1959
Tempest
Masha
1958
This Angry Age
Suzanne Dufresne
1957
Men and Wolves
Teresa
1957
The Gold of Naples
Teresa (segment "Teresa")
1954
Ulysses
Circe / Penelope
1954
Mambo
Giovanna Masetti
1954
Anna
Anna
1951
Outlaw Girl
Mara
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
Lure of the Sila
Rosaria Campolo
1949
Bitter Rice
Silvana
1949
Black Magic
(uncredited)
1949
Flesh Will Surrender
Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
1947
L'elisir d'amore
Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)
1947
The Last Judgment
1945