Marcella Michelangeli
| Marcella Michelangeli | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 January 1943 Uscio, Genoa |
| Occupation | actress |
Marcella Michelangeli (born 28 January 1943) is an Italian former actress and singer.
Born Marcella Gherardi in Uscio, Genoa, at young age she won several beauty contests including Miss Liguria.[1] Student at the School of Fine Arts, she attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro Duse in Genoa and acted on stage with Dario Fo.[1] In the second half of the 1960s she moved to Rome, where she briefly had a career as a pop singer, recording several singles with the stage name Marcella.[1]
Michelangeli made her film debut in 1967, alternating art films and low profile genre works.[1][2] She was also active on television, in which she is probably best known for the role of Oriana Fallaci in the Giuseppe Ferrara's RAI TV-movie Panagulis Vive.[1][2] After fifteen years of intense activity, she retired from showbusiness in the early 1980s.[1][2] She has a son from the actor Lou Castel.[1]
Selected filmography
- Don Juan in Sicily (1967)
- Un caso di coscienza (1970)
- And God Said to Cain (1970)
- Arizona Colt Returns (1970)
- Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)
- Milarepa (1974)
- We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)
- Down and Dirty (1976)
- The Big Racket (1976)
- Caro Michele (1976)
- Mark Strikes Again (1976)
- Padre Padrone (1977)
- Italia: Ultimo atto? (1977)
- Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy (1980)