Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Actor
Biography
Maria Cumani Quasimodo 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. - Wiki
Filmography
Medea
as (uncredited) 1969
All the Colours of the Dark
as Elderly Neighbor 1972
Nosferatu in Venice
as Princess 1988
Behind Convent Walls
1978
She
as Moona 1984
Pulp
as Office Manageress 1972
The Laughing Woman
as Sayer's Secretary 1969
Galileo
1968
The House of Witchcraft
as Witch 1989
Teresa
as contessa madre 1987
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as Baronessa Cornianu 1966
Five Women for the Killer
as Marta 1974
The Nun and the Devil
as Lavinia 1973
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Ursula - the Mother Superior 1974
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as la madre di Teresa 1973
The Baby Sitter
as Princess Ruspini (uncredited) 1975