Luciana Angiolillo (22 December 1925 – 30 November 2014) was an Italian actress and model, known for her career in
peplum classic films.
Life and career
Born Luciana Nevi in
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, Angiolillo started her career as a runway model.
She made her film debut thanks to the friendship of
Ennio Flaiano, who suggested her to the director
Luciano Emmer for the role of an upper class lady in ''
Camilla''.
From then she appeared in a number of films, often in stereotypal roles of snobbish bourgeois ladies.
Gradually relegated to secondary roles, Angiolillo eventually devoted herself to the direction of a fashion house owned by her.
Angiolillo died on November 30, 2014.
Selected filmography
* ''
Camilla'' (1954)
* ''
A Woman Alone'' (1956)
* ''
First Love'' (1959)
* ''
Wild Cats on the Beach
''Wild Cats on the Beach'' (, ) is a 1959 Italian-French comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala.
Cast
*Alberto Sordi: Alberto
*Rita Gam: Rita Elmont
*Elsa Martinelli: Doriana
*Franco Fabrizi: Nicola Ferrara
*Giovanna Ralli: Giovanna, Alberto's ...
'' (1959)
* ''
Colossus and the Amazon Queen'' (1960)
* ''
Girl with a Suitcase'' (1961)
* ''
Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' (1961)
* ''
The Trojan Horse'' (1961)
* ''
The Easy Life'' (1962)
* ''
Alone Against Rome'' (1962)
* ''
Il sorpasso
''Il sorpasso'' (), also titled ''The Easy Life'' in English, is a 1962 Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Dino Risi and starring Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Spaak. It is considered Risi's masterpiece and on ...
'' (1963)
* ''
Love and Marriage'' (1964)
* ''
Berlin, Appointment for the Spies'' (1965)
* ''
Countdown to Doomsday'' (1966)
* ''
Grand Slam'' (1967)
* ''
The Wild Eye'' (1967)
References
External links
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1925 births
2014 deaths
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
20th-century Italian actresses
Actresses from Rome