
Mariangela Melato
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mariangela Melato (19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013) was an Italian cinema and theatre actress. Born in Milan, the daughter of a traffic policeman and a seamstress, Melato from a young age studied painting at the Academy of Brera, drawing posters and working as a window dresser at La Rinascente to pay for her acting lessons with Esperia Sperani. A striking, blonde actress, she began her stage career in 1960, entering the stage company of Fantasio Piccoli and debuting as an actress in the play Binario cieco.From 1963 to 1965 she worked with Dario Fo in Settimo: ruba un po' meno and La colpa è sempre del diavolo, then in 1967 she worked with Luchino Visconti in The Nun of Monza. In 1968, her final theater breakthrough with Orlando furioso by Luca Ronconi.She made her film debut in 1969 with Pupi Avati's Thomas e gli indemoniati.
Top Filmography

Flash Gordon
1980 // MOVIE

The Working Class Goes to Heaven
1971 // MOVIE

Swept Away
1974 // MOVIE

One Way or Another
1976 // MOVIE

The Seduction of Mimi
1972 // MOVIE

Love and Anarchy
1973 // MOVIE

Beach House
1977 // MOVIE

In the Pope's Eye
1980 // MOVIE

Between Miracles
1971 // MOVIE

The Cat
1977 // MOVIE

Di che segno sei?
1975 // MOVIE

Execution Squad
1972 // MOVIE

So Fine
1981 // MOVIE

Policewoman
1974 // MOVIE

The Nada Gang
1974 // MOVIE