Elisa Mainardi (27 July 1930 – 8 May 2016) was an Italian stage, film, and television actress.

Life and career

Born in

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, Mainardi studied at the acting school of Peter Sharoff, and debuted on stage in 1956, in Ottavio Spadaro's ''Corruzione a palazzo di giustizia'' alongside

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, immediately receiving critical acclaim for her performance. Shortly later she became lead actress in ''Il sorriso della Gioconda'' directed by Ernesto Grassi and in ''La penna'' directed by Lucio Chiavarelli, and the absolute protagonist in

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's ''Colombe di Anouilh''. Her stage works include main roles in works directed by

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, Giorgio De Lullo, Silverio Blasi and

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. Mainardi was also active on television and in films, in which she worked several times with

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Selected filmography

* '' La Vendetta'' (1962) * ''

Hercules and the Black Pirates ''Hercules and the Black Pirates'' ( it, Sansone contro il corsaro nero/ ''Samson Against the Black Pirate''), also known as ''Hercules and the Pirates'' and ''Hercules and the Black Pirate'', is a 1963 Italian pirate-peplum film directed by Lui ...

'' (1964) * '' I figli del leopardo'' (1965) * ''

Night of Violence ''Night of Violence'' ( it, Le notti della violenza) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Helene Chanel and Marilu Tolo. It was initially banned in Italy on the time of its release, and released in France first as ''Call ...

'' (1965) * ''

Fellini Satyricon ''Fellini Satyricon'', or simply ''Satyricon'', is a 1969 Italian fantasy drama film written and directed by Federico Fellini and loosely based on Petronius's work '' Satyricon'', written during the reign of Emperor Nero and set in Imperial R ...

'' (1969) * '' Zenabel'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1972) * '' Eye in the Labyrinth'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1972) * '' La nottata'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

House of Pleasure for Women ''House of Pleasure for Women'' ( it, Bordella) is a 1976 satirical comedy film written and directed by Pupi Avati and starring Gigi Proietti, Christian De Sica, Gianni Cavina, Al Lettieri and Vincent Gardenia. Plot A brothel for women is ope ...

'' (1976) * ''

Stato interessante ''Stato interessante'' is a 1977 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. It consists of three segments, all sharing the abortion as the main theme. Cast First segment * Janet Agren: Carla * Duilio Del Prete: Federico * Quin ...

'' (1977) * '' The Iron Commissioner'' (1978) * '' Café Express'' (1980) * '' Il Marchese del Grillo'' (1981) * ''

Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici ''Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici'' (''Against Each Other, Practically Friends'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. Cast *Renato Pozzetto as Franco Colombo *Tomas Milian as Quinto Cecioni aka "Er Monnezza" *Anna ...

'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1982) * '' And the Ship Sails On'' (1983) * '' Dark Illness'' (1990)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mainardi, Elisa 1930 births 2016 deaths Actresses from Rome Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses