Marina Malfatti
| Marina Malfatti | |
|---|---|
 Malfatti in All the Colors of the Dark (1972) | |
| Born |
25 April 1933 Florence, Italy |
| Died |
8 June 2016 (aged 83)[1] Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Umberto La Rocca |
Marina Malfatti (25 April 1933 – 8 June 2016) was an Italian actress.
Biography
Born in Florence, Malfatti moved to Paris at the age of 17 where she attended the Cours d'Art Dramatique, the drama school founded by René Simon.[2] Two years later, after returning to Italy, she obtained a scholarship for the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and started appearing in films and on stage in some small roles.[2][3]
Her theater career was launched by Arnoldo Foà who chose her as his co-star in the play Two for the Seesaw by William Gibson.[2] Hence Malfatti's stage career alternated comedic and dramatic roles.[2]
During the 1970s, Malfatti was an icon of Italian horror films, especially of demonic background. In the 1980s, her career focused on theatre, and in 1986 Alberto Moravia wrote specifically for her the drama La cintura. In 1990 she began a critically acclaimed collaboration with stage director Luigi Squarzina.[4]
Malfatti was married to the diplomat Umberto La Rocca.[4]
Selected filmography
- A Man for Burning (1962)
- Outlaws of Love (1963)
- The Reckless (1965)
- Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
- More Than a Miracle (1967)
- Run, Psycho, Run (1968)
- Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te (1967)
- Black Killer (1971)
- The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
- Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
- The Return of Clint the Stranger (1972)
- All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
- The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
- The Bloodstained Lawn (1973)
- Man with the Golden Winchester (1973)
- The Balloon Vendor (1974)
- A Black Ribbon for Deborah (1974)
- Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga (1976)
References
- ↑ Anna Bandettini (8 June 2016). "Addio a Marina Malfatti, una vita per il teatro. Fu la marchesina di 'Malombra'". La Repubblica. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi. Dizionario Dello Spettacolo Del '900. Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
- ↑ Enrico Lancia. Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- 1 2 Redazione (8 June 2016). "Lutto nel teatro, è morta Marina Malfatti". La Nazione. Retrieved 9 June 2016.