Anna Maria "Ria" De Simone (6 June 1947 – 10 November 1995) was an Italian actress and singer.
Biography
Born in Rome and the daughter of actress Olga Romanelli, De Simone began her education at the
Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and at fourteen years of age, she and her sister made their acting debuts in the 1961 film ''
Totòtruffa 62'' featuring
Totò
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il principe della risat ...
. Into the 1970s onwards, De Simone began appearing in supporting roles in the
commedia sexy all'italiana
The ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' (, lit. "sex comedy Italian style"), also known as ''commedia scollacciata'' ("low-cut comedy") or ''commedia erotica all'italiana'', is a subgenre of the Italian ''commedia all'italiana'' film genre.
Style
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genre as well as the
poliziotteschi
''Poliziotteschi'' (; : ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''I ...
and
horror genre usually playing seductive women lacking inhibitions.
One of De Simone's final film appearances was in the 1990 film ''
A Cat in the Brain''. She did not actually appear in the film, but unused footage from her preceding film ''
Touch of Death
The touch of death (or death-point striking) is any martial arts technique reputed to kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body.
The concept known as ''dim mak'' (), alternatively () traces its history ...
'' was used.
SERGIO MARTINO, UN REGISTA DI GENERE 03 – PARTE 05
(in Italian) As a singer, she accompanied Rocky Roberts on his 1987 tour and she worked on an album.
Death
De Simone died in Mentana from brain cancer
A brain tumor (sometimes referred to as brain cancer) occurs when a group of cells within the brain turn cancerous and grow out of control, creating a mass. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign (non-cance ...
on 10 November 1995, at the age of 48.
Filmography
Cinema
*'' Totòtruffa 62'' (1961)
*''Quando gli uomini armarono la clava e... con le donne fecero din don'' (1971)
*''Jus primae noctis
('right of the lord'), also known as ('right of the first night'), sometimes referred to as ''prima nocta'', was a supposed legal right in medieval Europe, allowing feudal lords to have sexual relations with any female subject, particularly o ...
'' (1972)
*'' Little Funny Guy'' (1973)
*''Lovers and Other Relatives
''Lovers and Other Relatives'', (, also known as ''Venial Sin''), is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Salvatore Samperi.
During the family vacation in the summer of 1956 on the beaches of Versilia, pubescent Sandro is charged with looking ...
'' (1974)
*''La bolognese'' (1975)
*''Vieni, vieni amore mio'' (1975)
*'' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976)
*''Il compromesso... erotico (Menage a quattro)'' (1976)
*''Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri'' (1976)
*'' Sex with a Smile II'' (1976)
*''Sorbole... che romagnola'' (1976)
*'' Professor of Natural Sciences'' (1976)
*''Cuginetta... amore mio!'' (1976)
*''La clinica dell'amore'' (1976)
*''The Black Maid'' (1976)
*'' The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn'' (1977)
*'' La presidentessa'' (1977)
*'' For the Love of Poppaea'' (1977)
*''KZ9 - Lager di sterminio'' (1977)
*''Napoli... serenata calibro 9'' (1978)
*''Alessia... un vulcano sotto la pelle'' (1978)
*'' The Highschool Girl Repeating Class'' (1978)
*''Gegè Bellavita
''Gegè Bellavita'' is a 1978 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.
Cast
* Flavio Bucci as Gennarino Amato
* Lina Polito as Agatina
* Enzo Cannavale as Gennarino's Friend
* Marisa Laurito as Carmen
* Pi ...
'' (1978)
*'' The School Teacher in the House'' (1978)
*'' La ripetente fa l'occhietto al preside'' (1980)
*'' La moglie in bianco... l'amante al pepe'' (1980)
*'' I carabbimatti'' (1981)
*''Torna'' (1984)
*''Guapparia'' (1984)
*''Touch of Death
The touch of death (or death-point striking) is any martial arts technique reputed to kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body.
The concept known as ''dim mak'' (), alternatively () traces its history ...
'' (1987)
*'' A Cat in the Brain'' (1990)
Television
*''Caccia al ladro d'autore'' (1985)
*''Investigatori d'Italia'' (1987)
*''Disperatamente Giulia
''Disperatamente Giulia'' (also known as ''Julia Forever'') is a 1989 Italian romance-drama mini series directed by Enrico Maria Salerno. Broadcast on Canale 5, it is based on the novel with the same name by Sveva Casati Modignani.Aldo Grasso, ...
'' (1989)
*''Aquile'' (1990)
References
External links
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1947 births
1995 deaths
Actresses from Rome
Singers from Rome
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni
Italian film actresses
Italian television actresses
Italian stage actresses
Italian child actresses
Deaths from cancer in Lazio
Neurological disease deaths in Lazio
Deaths from brain cancer in Italy
20th-century Italian actresses
20th-century Italian women singers