Maria Cumani Quasimodo
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....
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....
Known For
The Two Missionaries
as Marchesa Gonzaga
All the Colours of the Dark
as Elderly Neighbor
Cast Credits
The House of Witchcraft
as Witch
Nosferatu in Venice
as Princess
Teresa
as contessa madre
She
as Moona
The Baby Sitter
as Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
The Two Missionaries
as Marchesa Gonzaga
Five Women for the Killer
as Marta
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Ursula - the Mother Superior
Heart
as La Nonna
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as la madre di Teresa
The Nun and the Devil
as Lavinia
Pulp
as Office Manageress
All the Colours of the Dark
as Elderly Neighbor
Medea
as (uncredited)
The Laughing Woman
as Sayer's Secretary
The Subversives
as Ludovico's Mother
Night Is Made for Stealing
as Olga
Play-Boy
as Baroness
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as Baronessa Cornianu
Summer Frenzy
as Julia