Silvana Mangano

Silvana Mangano

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...

Known For

Dune

as Reverend Mother Ramallo

Death in Venice

as Tadzio's Mother

Theorem

as Lucia, the Mother

Cast Credits

Dark Eyes

as Elisa

Dune

as Reverend Mother Ramallo

Conversation Piece

as Marquess Bianca Brumonti

Ludwig

as Cosima von Bülow

The Decameron

as The Madonna (uncredited)

Death in Venice

as Tadzio's Mother

Theorem

as Lucia, the Mother

Caprice Italian Style

as Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina

Oedipus Rex

as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)

The Witches

as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna

My Wife

as The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")

The Verona Trial

as Edda Ciano

Barabbas

as Rachel

The Last Judgment

as Signora Matteoni

The Great War

as Costantina

Tempest

as Masha

This Angry Age

as Suzanne Dufresne

The Gold of Naples

as Teresa (segment "Teresa")

Ulysses

as Circe / Penelope

Mambo

as Giovanna Masetti