Laura Belli (born 11 November 1947) [1] is an Italian actress and singer.
Born in Naples, Belli studied acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. [2] She made her film debut in 1969, in Eriprando Visconti's The Lady of Monza , but is mainly known thanks to television, as the presenter of the RAI talk show Prossimamente and as an actress in several successful 1970s TV-series. [2] She made her directorial debut in 1999 with Film. [2]
Michele Placido is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio, winning the Berlinale's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, Pummarò, was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara.
Lena Janet Yvonne Ågren is a Swedish former actress and model. She starred primarily in Italian exploitation films.
Renato Salvatori was an Italian actor.
Mariangela Caterina Melato, sometimes billed as Maria Angela Melato, was an award-winning Italian film and theatre actress. She is most remembered for her roles in films of director Lina Wertmüller, including The Seduction of Mimi (1972), Love and Anarchy (1973), and Swept Away (1974). In cinema, she also appeared in films of Claude Chabrol, Elio Petri and Vittorio De Sica, and on stage in productions by Dario Fo, Luchino Visconti and Luca Ronconi. Her roles in English-language films include the 1980 science fiction film Flash Gordon.
Eleonora Giorgi is an Italian actress.
Maria Michi was an Italian supporting actress who worked with Roberto Rossellini on his two early neorealism masterpieces: Rome, Open City and Paisà.
Ida Galli is an Italian film actress best known for her roles in spaghetti Western and giallo films in the 1960s and 1970s. Galli has appeared under several pseudonyms, including Arianna, Evelyn Stewart and Isli Oberon.
Marino Masè was an Italian actor who appeared in more than 70 films.
Agostina Belli is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1968.
Vittorio Mezzogiorno was an Italian actor.
Carla Gravina is an Italian actress and politician. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her role in La Terrazza (1980). Her other notable roles were in Love and Chatter (1957), Esterina (1959), and The Long Silence (1993). Gravina used to be a member of the Chamber of Deputies.
Umberto Orsini is an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Paola Senatore is an Italian retired film actress.
Delia Boccardo is an Italian film, television and stage actress.
Lara Wendel is a German former actress who was active in Italian cinema and television.
Daniele D'Anza was an Italian director, playwright and screenwriter.
The Lady of Monza is a 1969 Italian historical drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is loosely based on the real life events of Marianna de Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza", whose story was made famous by Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed.
Rita Calderoni is an Italian actress. Mainly active in the 1970s in Italy, she is known for her roles in many B movies of the time.
Antonio Costanzo Dimitri, also known as Antonio Di Mitri, Tony Di Mitri, Tony Dimitri and George Stevenson, was an Italian actor and singer.
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