Marisa Merlini
Marisa Merlini (born August 6, 1923 in Rome , † July 27, 2008 there ) was an Italian actress .
Career
Merlini began her acting career at the age of 17 at the Teatro Valle in Rome and made her feature film debut with a supporting role in Mario Mattòli's drama Stasera niente di nuovo . She has stood in front of the camera in over 150 cinema and television productions, mainly comedies , and shot with famous Italian filmmakers such as Mario Monicelli ( Totò cerca casa , 1949) or Luigi Comencini ( L'imperatore di Capri , 1949; Bread, Love and Fantasy , 1953). She celebrated one of her greatest successes by winning the Nastro d'Argento for the supporting role of Margherita Pozzi in Antonio Racioppi's holiday comedy Tempo di villeggiatura (1956). Another nomination for Nastro and David di Donatello earned her the part of the girlish grandmother in her last movie, Pupi Avati's comedy La seconda notte di nozze .
Filmography (selection)
- 1950: Vendetta, the brother's revenge (Il capitano nero)
- 1952: Angel from the basement apartment (Gli angeli del quartiere)
- 1953: The Heroes of Sunday (Gli eroi della domenica)
- 1953: Bread, Love and Fantasy (Pane, amore e fantasia)
- 1954: Love, Bread and Jealousy (Pane, amore e gelosia)
- 1955: The girls from office 04 (Le signorine dello 04)
- 1956: Bigamy is no pleasure (Il bigamo)
- 1957: Holidays on the sunny island (Vacanza a Ischia)
- 1957: Liane, the white slave
- 1957: Fathers and Sons (Padri e figli)
- 1958: resurrection
- 1958: Don Vesuvio and the house of the rascals (Il bacio del sole)
- 1959: Theater dreams (Il mondo dei miracoli)
- 1961: The next one, please! (Il mantenuto)
- 1961: On a Friday at eleven thirty ...
- 1962: With ladies service (Le massaggiatrici)
- 1963: I mostri
- 1966: The hell of Macau
- 1968: corpses pave his way (Il grande Silenzio)
- 1970: Jealousy in Italian (Dramma della gelosia)
- 1972: Two idiots as broken pilots (Continuavano a chiamarli i due piloti più matti del mondo)
- 1974: The great Charlots - The idiots of the 3rd company (Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre)
- 1980: Vacation report of single women (La moglie in vacanza… l'amante in città)
- 1981: The completely crazy classroom (Pierino contro tutti)
- 1984: A little blonde (Qualcosa di biondo)
- 1988: The Mondscheingasse (La ruelle au clair de lune)
- 2000: The eagle's flight (Le ali della vita) (TV)
- 2005: La seconda notte di nozze
Awards
- 1957: Nastro d'Argento of the Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani as Best Supporting Actress
- 2006: Nomination for the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress
- 2006: Nomination for the David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actress
Web links
- Marisa Merlini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merlini, Marisa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 2008 |
| Place of death | Rome |