Maria Frau (born 6 August 1930) is a retired

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.Ringgold & Bodeen p.167 She made her debut in 1950 when she played the title role in '' Margaret of Cortona''. After appearing in eighteen films she retired from acting in 1957, following her marriage.

Selected filmography

* '' Margaret of Cortona'' (1950) * '' Red Moon'' (1951) * ''

Frontier Wolf ''Frontier Wolf'' ( it, Il lupo della frontiera) is a 1952 Italian adventure film written and directed by Edoardo Anton and starring Piero Lulli, Maria Frau and Tamara Lees. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1952) * '' Il prezzo dell'onore'' (1952) * '' Sul ponte dei sospiri'' (1953) * '' I Had Seven Daughters'' (1954) * ''

Barrier of the Law ''Barrier of the Law'' (Italian: ''La barriera della legge'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Piero Costa and starring Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani and Maria Frau. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin.Chiti & Poppi p.57 The film ...

'' (1954) * '' The Star of Rio'' (1955) * ''

Toto in Hell ''Toto in Hell'' ( it, Totò all'inferno) is a 1955 Italian fantasy- comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Italian cult horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Antonio Marchi, a depressed thief, after several a ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Goddess of Love ''The Goddess of Love'' ( it, La Venere di Cheronea, french: Aphrodite, déesse de l'amour), also known as ''Aphrodite, Goddess of Love'', is a 1957 Italian-French epic adventure film directed by Fernando Cerchio and Viktor Tourjansky, and st ...

'' (1957)

References

Bibliography

* Gene Ringgold & DeWitt Bodeen. ''Chevalier: The Films and Career of Maurice Chevalier''. Citadel Press, 1973.

External links

* 1930 births Living people Italian film actresses People from Sassari Sardinian women {{Italy-actor-stub