Mariangela Melato
Italian actress (1941–2013)
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- Mariangela Caterina Melato ( Italian: [mariˈandʒela meˈlaːto, maˈrjan-] ; 19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013), sometimes billed as Maria Angela Melato , was an Italian actress.
- 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.
- Early life Melato was born in Milan to Triestine traffic policeman Alfredo Melato and Milanese seamstress Lina.
- While still attending school, she worked as a window dresser, attended painting courses and enrolled at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici, studying acting under Esperia Sperani.
Mariangela Caterina Melato (Italian: [mariˈandʒela meˈlaːto, maˈrjan-]; 19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013), sometimes billed as Maria Angela Melato, was an Italian 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, So Fine (1981) and Dancers (1987).
Early life
Melato was born in Milan to Triestine traffic policeman Alfredo Melato and Milanese seamstress Lina. Her father, born Alfred Hönig, was originally of Austrian descent and later Italianised his name by translating its meaning of "honeyed". While still attending school, she worked as a window dresser, attended painting courses and enrolled at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici, studying acting under Esperia Sperani.
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