| Maria Cumani Quasimodo | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Maria Cumani (1908-05-20)20 May 1908 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 22 November 1995(1995-11-22) (aged 87) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Maria Cumani Quasimodo (20 May 1908 - 22 November 1995) was an Italian actress and dancer.
Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro. In 1937, she made her professional debut as a dancer, and shortly later she specialized in "poetic dance", a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic verses. She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960. In the meanwhile, Cumani Quasimodo started a double career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress. Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, L'arte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Shivers in Summer | Giulia | Uncredited |
| 1965 | Juliet of the Spirits | Woman at Bhishma's Sitting | Uncredited |
| 1966 | Pardon, Are You For or Against? | Baronessa Cornianu | |
| 1967 | The Subversives | Ludovico's mother | |
| 1967 | Play-Boy | Baroness | |
| 1968 | La notte è fatta per... rubare | Olga | |
| 1968 | Ballad of a Bounty Hunter | ||
| 1968 | Galileo | ||
| 1969 | The Laughing Woman | Sayer's Secretary | |
| 1969 | Medea | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | Veruschka | ||
| 1972 | All the Colors of the Dark | Elderly Neighbor | |
| 1972 | Pulp | Office Manageress | |
| 1973 | The Nun and the Devil | Lavinia | |
| 1973 | Bella, ricca, lieve difetto fisico, cerca anima gemella | ||
| 1973 | Cuore | ||
| 1974 | All Screwed Up | Owner of restaurant | |
| 1974 | Prigione di donne | Ursula - the Mother Superior | |
| 1974 | Il tempo dell'inizio | Maitresse | |
| 1974 | Five Women for the Killer | Marta | |
| 1974 | Two Missionaries | Marchesa Gonzaga | |
| 1975 | Wanted: Babysitter | Princess Ruspini | Uncredited |
| 1978 | Interno di un convento | ||
| 1978 | L'inquilina del piano di sopra | ||
| 1979 | Caligula | Priestess of Isis | Uncredited |
| 1983 | Nostalghia | ||
| 1984 | Dance music | ||
| 1984 | She | Moona | |
| 1988 | Vampire in Venice | Princess | |
| 1994 | Aquero | Isadora | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 91–92. ISBN 888440214X.
- Lesley Henderson, Sarah M. Hall (1995). Reference Guide to World Literature, Volume 2. St. James Press, 1995. p. 986. ISBN 1558623337.
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