Maria Fiore (1 October 1935 – 28 October 2004) was an Italian film and television actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1999.

Life and career

Born Jolanda Di Fiori in Rome, in spite of a non-professional acting background, she made her film debut in a leading role, in the

Renato Castellani Renato Castellani (4 September 1913 – 28 December 1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Early life Son of a representative of Kodak, he was born in Varigotti, at the time a hamlet of Final Pia, which became Finale Ligure ( ...

's pink-neorealist film '' Two Cents Worth of Hope''. Following the success of the film she was one of the most requested actresses until the first half of the 1960s, even if often cast in stock roles of impulsive and genuine low-class girls. Starting from the 1970s she focused on television, where she got several main roles in some series. Maria_Fiore

Selected filmography

* '' Two Cents Worth of Hope'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Melody of Love'' (1952) * '' Half a Century of Song'' (1952) * '' Good Folk's Sunday'' (1953) * '' Graziella'' (1954) * '' Neapolitan Carousel'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' A Slice of Life'' (1954) * ''

I pappagalli ''I pappagalli'' (''The Parrots'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Bruno Paolinelli. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi: Antonio * Alberto Sordi: Alberto Tanzi * Maria Fiore: Caterina *Maria Pia Casilio Maria Pia Casilio (5 May 1935 – 1 ...

'' (1955) * '' Sunset in Naples'' (1955) * '' The Prince with the Red Mask'' (1955) * ''

Serenata a Maria ''Serenata a Maria'' (literally "Serenade for Maria") is a 1957 Italian musical melodrama film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Maria Fiore and Sergio Bruni."Serenata a Maria". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche'', vol. XLII. ...

'' (1957) * '' Quanto sei bella Roma'' (1959) *'' La garçonnière'' (1960) *'' Thor and the Amazon Women'' (1963) *'' Let's Talk About Women'' (1964) *'' Il Gaucho'' (1964) *'' The Big Family'' (1973) * '' Prostituzione'' (1974) * '' Syndicate Sadists'' (1975) * '' Mamma Ebe'' (1985)

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* 1935 births 2004 deaths Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Deaths from lung cancer in Lazio Actresses from Rome 20th-century Italian actresses People of Lazian descent {{italy-screen-actor-stub