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

  • Beach House

    Beach House

  • Swept Away

    Swept Away

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

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

  • Love and Anarchy

    Love and Anarchy

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Sicilian Checkmate

    The Sicilian Checkmate

  • Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

  • To Forget Venice

    To Forget Venice

  • La fine è nota

    La fine è nota

  • Come Together

    Come Together

  • The Cat

    The Cat

  • Il generale dorme in piedi

    Il generale dorme in piedi

  • Policewoman

    Policewoman

  • Basta guardarla

    Basta guardarla

  • So Fine

    So Fine

  • Saxofone

    Saxofone

  • Let's Have a Riot

    Let's Have a Riot

  • Dear Michele

    Dear Michele

  • Filumena Marturano

    Filumena Marturano

  • One Way or Another

    One Way or Another

  • In the Pope's Eye

    In the Pope's Eye

  • The Nada Gang

    The Nada Gang

  • Invasion

    Invasion

  • Dancers

    Dancers

  • Dirty Linen

    Dirty Linen

  • The Seduction of Mimi

    The Seduction of Mimi

  • C.I.A. Secret Story

    C.I.A. Secret Story

  • Come Away with Me

    Come Away with Me

  • Between Miracles

    Between Miracles

  • Execution Squad

    Execution Squad

  • Due volte vent'anni

    Due volte vent'anni

  • Love Returns

    Love Returns

  • L'avvocato delle donne

    L'avvocato delle donne

  • Di che segno sei?

    Di che segno sei?

  • Il resto del Pap'occhio

    Il resto del Pap'occhio

  • My Darling, My Dearest

    My Darling, My Dearest

  • Orestea

    Orestea

  • We'll Call Him Andrea

    We'll Call Him Andrea

  • Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

    Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

  • The Working Class Goes to Heaven

    The Working Class Goes to Heaven

  • My Dearest Son

    My Dearest Son

  • The Married Priest

    The Married Priest

  • Rebecca, la prima moglie

    Rebecca, la prima moglie

  • Tomorrow We Dance

    Tomorrow We Dance

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • We Are Cinema

    We Are Cinema

  • Mortacci

    Mortacci

  • La vita cambia

    La vita cambia

  • Eye of the Cat

    Eye of the Cat

  • Help Me Dream

    Help Me Dream

  • The Good Soldier

    The Good Soldier

  • Un uomo perbene

    Un uomo perbene

  • The Frenzy of Orlando

    The Frenzy of Orlando

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • By the Blood of Others

    By the Blood of Others

  • The Days Are Numbered

    The Days Are Numbered

  • Romance

    Romance

  • La Presidentessa

    La Presidentessa

  • The Tree of Guernica

    The Tree of Guernica

  • Thomas

    Thomas

  • Probably Love

    Probably Love

  • Secrets Secrets

    Secrets Secrets

  • Petomaniac

    Petomaniac

  • Le ragazze di Milano

    Le ragazze di Milano

  • Lost and Found

    Lost and Found