Maria Luisa Scavoni (12 April 1933 – 9 December 2017), better known by her stage name Marisa Belli, was an Italian actress.

Life and career

Born in

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, at a young age Belli worked as an accountant and a secretary for several film production companies. After some experiences as a runway model, Belli was chosen by

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for the role of Agrippina Solmo in ''

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''. Following a critical acclaim for her performance, she was subsequently able to secure similar roles. From late 1950s Belli was mainly active on television and on stage, forming her own company in 1964. Belli died in

Frosinone Frosinone (; local dialect: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lazio, administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is about southeast of Rome, close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of th ...

, Italy, on 9 December 2017, aged 84.

Selected filmography

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'' (1953) *''

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'' (1956) *''

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) *'' Seven in the Sun'' (1960) *''

Hercules in the Haunted World ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' ( Italian: ''Ercole al centro della terra'', lit. "Hercules at the Center of the Earth") is a 1961 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Mario Bava. British bodybuilder Reg Park plays Hercules while Briti ...

'' (1961) *''

L'onorata società ''L'onorata società'' is a 1961 Italian comedy film written and directed by Riccardo Pazzaglia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Franco Franchi as Salvatore * Cicc ...

'' (1961) *''

Women of Devil's Island ''Women of Devil's Island'' (, ) is a 1962 Italian-French adventure-drama film written and directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Guy Madison and Michèle Mercier. Plot In the late 18th century, a group of French female convicts - among them ...

'' (1962) *''

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'' (1962) *'' Avenger of the Seven Seas'' (1962) *''

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'' (1972) *'' Il corpo della ragassa'' (1979)

References

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* 1933 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses {{Italy-stage-actor-stub