Rosalia Maggio (1 May 1921 – 25 July 1995) was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl. She was the youngest of the Maggio siblings.

Biography

Born in

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

, she was the daughter of two comedian actors and sister of actors

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, Beniamino and

Pupella Maggio Pupella Maggio (born Giustina Maria Maggio; 24 April 1910 – 8 December 1999) was an Italian film actress. Life and career Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage aged twelve years old, as the sidekick of her brother B ...

. She debuted at 5 years old as a child actress. Maggio appeared widely in films,

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s, radio dramas,

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s, sceneggiate, and

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. She died of cancer in Naples at 75.

Selected filmography

Film

*1936: '' The Two Sergeants'' – (uncredited) *1954: ''Desiderio 'e sole'' – Aunt Clara Di Capua *1954: ''

Letter from Naples ''Letter from Naples'' (Italian: ''Lettera napoletana'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Giacomo Rondinella, Virna Lisi and Otello Toso. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo ...

'' – Concetta *1955: '' Tragic Ballad'' – cameriera casa Accardi *1956: ''Te stò aspettanno'' *1958: ''

Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics ''Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics'' () is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò. Plot The poor Antonio Vignanelli and Peppino Caprioli are exacerbated by hobby and foibles of their respective families, the two t ...

'' – Anita *1958: ''Carosello di canzoni'' – Signora Concetta Apicella *1959: ''Fantasmi e ladri'' *1961: '' Revenge of the Conquered'' *1961: ''

Day by Day, Desperately ''Day by Day, Desperately'' () is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Alfredo Giannetti. According to the film critic Morando Morandini, the film is "a naturalistic drama of strong emotional charge, crossed by a vein of desperate lyri ...

'' – Adele *1962: '' Roaring Years'' – Donna Nunzia Acquamano *1962: '' The Four Days of Naples'' – Scared Woman (uncredited) *1963: '' The Girl from Parma'' – Iris *1963: ''La donna degli altri è sempre più bella'' – Lucia Marcani (segment "La dirittura morale") *1963: ''Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio'' *1964: '' I due toreri'' *1965: ''

Made in Italy Made in Italy is a merchandise mark indicating that a product is all planned, manufactured and packed in Italy, especially concerning the Italian design, design, Italian fashion, fashion, Italian cuisine, food, manufacturing, craftsmanship, and ...

'' – Another Guest (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2") *1965: ''

Menage all'italiana ''Menage all'italiana'', also known as ''Menage Italian Style'', is a 1965 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Franco Indovina. It follows the story of a bigamist who cannot resist getting married again and again. He has eight wives. Cast * U ...

'' – Stella's Mother *1972: ''

Don't Torture a Duckling ''Don't Torture a Duckling'' () is a 1972 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Florinda Bolkan, Tomas Milian and Barbara Bouchet. The plot follows a journalist investigating a series of child murders in an insular Italian ...

'' – Mrs. Spriano – Michele's Mother *1974: '' Blood Brothers'' – Amalia Scognamiglio *1980: '' La pagella'' *1981: ''I figli... so' pezzi 'e core'' – Donna Concetta *1981: ''Nel segno del leone'' *1985: '' The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal'' – Vedova Pescatore *1988: ''Chiari di luna'' – Suor Resurrezione

Television

*1964: ''Michele Settespiriti'' – Elvira *1987–1993: ''

Eurocops ''Eurocops'' is a European television crime TV-series produced between 1988 and 1992. It is a co-production between seven European TV stations in which each station produced a number of episodes which were then pooled, dubbed and otherwise adapte ...

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* 1921 births Italian film actresses 1995 deaths Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Deaths from cancer in Campania 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Palermo {{Italy-screen-actor-stub