Silvana Mangano
Actor
Biography
Silvana Mangano (21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. She won the David di Donatello for Best Actress three times - for The Verona Trial (1963), The Witches (1967), and The Scientific Cardplayer (1973) – and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress twice.
Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a Miss Rome beauty pageant in 1946. This led to work in films; she achieved success in Bitter Rice (1949) and went on to forge a successful career in films, working with many notable directors like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Alberto Lattuada, and Vittorio De Sica. Her career continued well into her 50s, with supporting roles in David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Nikita Mikhalkov Dark Eyes (1987).
Mangano was the wife of international film producer Dino De Laurentiis and had four children with him, including Veronica De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis.
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Filmography
Death in Venice
as Tadzio's Mother 1971
Theorem
as Lucia, the Mother 1968
The Great War
as Costantina 1959
Oedipus Rex
as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother) 1967
The Decameron
as The Madonna (uncredited) 1971
Bitter Rice
as Silvana 1949
Ulysses
as Circe / Penelope 1954
Ludwig
as Cosima von Bülow 1973
Barabbas
as Rachel 1961
Conversation Piece
as Marquess Bianca Brumonti 1974
The Scopone Game
as Antonia 1972
The Gold of Naples
as Teresa (segment "Teresa") 1954
A Difficult Life
as Self 1961
Dark Eyes
as Elisa 1987
The Witches
as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna 1967
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021