About
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...
Known for
DuneMovie • 1984
Death in VeniceMovie • 1971
UlyssesMovie • 1954
The DecameronMovie • 1971
LudwigMovie • 1973
Conversation PieceMovie • 1974
TheoremMovie • 1968
BarabbasMovie • 1961
Bitter RiceMovie • 1949
Oedipus RexMovie • 1967
The Great WarMovie • 1959
The WitchesMovie • 1967
Black MagicMovie • 1949
The Gold of NaplesMovie • 1954
The Scopone GameMovie • 1972
Dark EyesMovie • 1987
Pardon, Are You for or Against?Movie • 1966
Me, Me, Me... and the OthersMovie • 1966
Five Branded WomenMovie • 1960
...And Suddenly It's Murder!Movie • 1960
Flesh Will SurrenderMovie • 1947
Caprice Italian StyleMovie • 1968
The Last JudgmentMovie • 1961
Scipio the AfricanMovie • 1971