Mariangela Melato

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Female

Birthday

1941-09-18

Day of death

2013-01-11 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Mariangela Melato

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mariangela Melato (19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013) was an Italian cinema and theatre actress. Born in Milan, the daughter of a traffic policeman and a seamstress, Melato from a young age studied painting at the Academy of Brera, drawing posters and working as a window dresser at La Rinascente to pay for her acting lessons with Esperia Sperani. A striking, blonde actress, she began her stage career in 1960, entering the stage company of Fantasio Piccoli and debuting as an actress in the play Binario cieco.From 1963 to 1965 she worked with Dario Fo in Settimo: ruba un po' meno and La colpa è sempre del diavolo, then in 1967 she worked with Luchino Visconti in The Nun of Monza. In 1968, her final theater breakthrough with Orlando furioso by Luca Ronconi.She made her film debut in 1969 with Pupi Avati's Thomas e gli indemoniati.

Known For

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Beach House

    Beach House

  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven

    The Working Class Goes to Heaven

  • Saxofone

    Saxofone

  • La Presidentessa

    La Presidentessa

  • Due volte vent'anni

    Due volte vent'anni

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

  • Execution Squad

    Execution Squad

  • To Forget Venice

    To Forget Venice

  • Tomorrow We Dance

    Tomorrow We Dance

  • Let's Have a Riot

    Let's Have a Riot

  • Invasion

    Invasion

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

  • Eye of the Cat

    Eye of the Cat

  • La fine è nota

    La fine è nota

  • Policewoman

    Policewoman

  • Filumena Marturano

    Filumena Marturano

  • Mortacci

    Mortacci

  • So Fine

    So Fine

  • Swept Away

    Swept Away

  • My Darling, My Dearest

    My Darling, My Dearest

  • The Seduction of Mimi

    The Seduction of Mimi

  • The Good Soldier

    The Good Soldier

  • We'll Call Him Andrea

    We'll Call Him Andrea

  • The Married Priest

    The Married Priest

  • The Sicilian Checkmate

    The Sicilian Checkmate

  • My Dearest Son

    My Dearest Son

  • One Way or Another

    One Way or Another

  • In the Pope's Eye

    In the Pope's Eye

  • Probably Love

    Probably Love

  • The Cat

    The Cat

  • Petomaniac

    Petomaniac

  • Dear Michele

    Dear Michele

  • Orestea

    Orestea

  • L'avvocato delle donne

    L'avvocato delle donne

  • We Are Cinema

    We Are Cinema

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • Between Miracles

    Between Miracles

  • Basta guardarla

    Basta guardarla

  • Love Returns

    Love Returns

  • Come Away with Me

    Come Away with Me

  • The Days Are Numbered

    The Days Are Numbered

  • Dancers

    Dancers

  • Un uomo perbene

    Un uomo perbene

  • Rebecca, la prima moglie

    Rebecca, la prima moglie

  • The Nada Gang

    The Nada Gang

  • Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

    Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil

  • Il resto del Pap'occhio

    Il resto del Pap'occhio

  • Come Together

    Come Together

  • Love and Anarchy

    Love and Anarchy

  • Thomas

    Thomas

  • Help Me Dream

    Help Me Dream

  • Romance

    Romance

  • The Frenzy of Orlando

    The Frenzy of Orlando

  • Dirty Linen

    Dirty Linen

  • C.I.A. Secret Story

    C.I.A. Secret Story

  • La vita cambia

    La vita cambia

  • Di che segno sei?

    Di che segno sei?

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • By the Blood of Others

    By the Blood of Others

  • Il generale dorme in piedi

    Il generale dorme in piedi

  • Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

    Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

  • Secrets Secrets

    Secrets Secrets

  • The Tree of Guernica

    The Tree of Guernica

  • Le ragazze di Milano

    Le ragazze di Milano