Maria Pia Conte

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Maria Pia Conte
Born
Maria Pia Vaccarezza

(1944-03-10) 10 March 1944 (age 79)
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Other namesMary P. Count
OccupationActress

Maria Pia Conte (born 10 March 1944) is an Italian former actress.

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Life and career

Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, Italy, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet. [1] After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962. [1] Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count. [1] She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber. [1] She retired in the late 1970s. [1] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954 Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love
1964Death on the FourposterNikki
1964 Hero of Rome Valeria
1964 Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens Fatima's Friend
1965Le notti della violenza
1966Vacanze sulla neve
1966Five Dollars for RingoMiriam Grady
1966Il pianeta errante
1966Dinamite JimLupita
1967 Blueprint for a Massacre
1967La morte viene dal pianeta AytinCountessUncredited
1967Ballata da un miliardo
1967 Peggio per me... meglio per te Gabriella
1968 If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death Jane
1969Nel labirinto del sesso (Psichidion)
1969 Madame Bovary Felicitas
1969 Love Is a Funny Thing La femme d'Henri
1969Juliette de SadeJuliette
1969La última aventura del ZorroIsabel
1970 Veinte pasos para la muerte Hazel
1970 Defeat of the Mafia Jenny Ryan
1970The Underground
1970Sti mahi tis KritisAnna Gordon
1971Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù?Moglie del pizzicagnolo
1971 And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave Susan
1971Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondoLicia
1972La rebelión de los bucaneros
1972 God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth Catherine
1972Testa in giù, gambe in aria
1973 Tony Arzenta Carré's Secretary in the NightclubUncredited
1973 The Hanging Woman Nadia Mihaly
1974 The Arena Lucinia
1974 Spasmo Xenia
1974 And Now My Love
1974Prigione di donneMartine's Friend
1974 La svergognata Giusy
1975Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporaleGisella
1975 La novizia Franca
1976L'infermiera... di mio padre
1976Che dottoressa ragazzi!Sigrun
1976Vento, vento, portali via con te
1976 Donna... cosa si fa per te Countess Altoviti
1977Operazione Kappa: sparate a vistaOstaggia
1977 L'appuntamento Adelaide Picchioni
1978Moglie nuda e sicilianaSandra - friend of Rosalia
1978 Gegè Bellavita Mercedes(final film role)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   888440214X.
  2. Tom Betts (10 March 2014). "Happy 70th Birthday Maria Pia Conte". Western all'italiana. Retrieved 27 July 2014..