Agostina Belli (born 13 April 1949) is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1968.

Life and career

Born in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

as Agostina Maria Magnoni, Belli made her debut in 1968 with a minor part in ''

Bandits in Milan ''Bandits in Milan'' ( it, Banditi a Milano; also known as ''The Violent Four'') is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events ...

'', then appeared in supporting roles in several

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, giallo films and horror of Spanish-Italian co-production. She had her first role of weight in

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The Seduction of Mimi ''The Seduction of Mimi'' ( it, Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore, lit=Mimi the Metalworker, Wounded in Honor) is a 1972 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Lina Wertmüller, starring Giancarlo Giannini as Mimi and featuring Ma ...

'', then she was chosen by

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as the beautiful Sara in '' Scent of a Woman'', for which she won a Grolla d'oro, and the ingenuous Marcella of '' The Career of a Chambermaid'', for which she received a special David di Donatello. In the 1970s, Belli enjoyed a period of strong popularity performing in small productions and comedies of somewhat dubious value, but of great commercial success, from the 1980s onwards she reduced the quantity of her appearances. She was married to actor Fred Robsahm.

Selected filmography

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'' (1968) - Ragazza in ostaggio * ''Il terribile ispettore'' (1969) - Giorgina Lorenzi * '' Safety Catch'' (1970) - Mara * ''Formula 1 - Nell'Inferno del Grand Prix'' (1970) - Lisa * '' Angeli senza paradiso'' (1970) - Marta * '' Scream of the Demon Lover'' (1970) - Cristiana * '' Ma che musica maestro'' (1971) - Giulietta Ciova * ''Faccia da schiaffi'' (1971) * '' The Fifth Cord'' (1971) - Giulia Soavi * ''

'' (1972) - Rosalia Capuzzo in Mardocheo * '' The Eroticist'' (1972) - Sister Brunhilde * ''

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'' (1972) - Sdenka * ''

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'' (1972) - Caroline * '' La calandria'' (1972) - Fulvia - wife of Calandro * '' I Kiss the Hand'' (1973) - Mariuccia Ferrante * '' Revolver'' (1973) - Anna Cipriani * '' Woman Buried Alive'' (1973) - Christine * '' The Last Snows of Spring'' (1973) - Veronica * '' La governante'' (1974) - Jana * ''

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'' (1974) - Cettina * '' Il figlio della sepolta viva'' (1974) - Christine (uncredited) * ''Quando l'amore è sensualità'' (1974) * '' Ante Up'' (1974) - Ines * '' Scent of a Woman - Profumo di donna'' (1974) - Sara * '' Il lumacone'' (1974) - Elisa * '' Playing with Fire'' (1975) - Maria, la servande des Saxe * '' The Sex Machine'' (1975) - Francesca De Renzi * '' Due cuori, una cappella'' (1975) - Claudia Giliberti * '' The Career of a Chambermaid'' (1976) - Marcella Valmarin aka Alba Doris * '' The Big Operator'' (1976) - Amandine * '' Cara sposa'' (1977) - Adelina * '' The Purple Taxi'' (1977) - Anne Taubelman * ''

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'' (1977) - Sara Golan * '' Double Murder'' (1977) - Teresa Colasanti * '' Enfantasme'' (1978) - Claudia Lanza * ''Suggestionata'' (1978) * '' Manaos'' (1979) - Claudia * ''La guérilléra'' (1982) - Caterina * '' Vai avanti tu che mi vien da ridere'' (1982) - Andrea Maria Ritter * '' A Strange Passion'' (1984) - Zaveria * ''Torna'' (1984) - Angela * ''Una donna da scoprire'' (1987) - Michela * '' Soldati - 365 all'alba'' (1987) - Anna Fili * ''Happy end'' (1989) * ''L'urlo della verità'' (1992) - Roberto's mother, Elli (uncredited) * '' One Out of Two'' (2006) - Elena, Tresy's mother * '' Amore che vieni, amore che vai'' (2008) - Lina - madre di Carlo

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belli, Agostina 1949 births Living people Italian film actresses Actresses from Milan David di Donatello winners