Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Mariangela Melato
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mariangela Melato (19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013) was an Italian cinema and theatre actress. Born in Milan, the daughter of a traffic policeman and a seamstress, Melato from a young age studied painting at the Academy of Brera, drawing posters and working as a window dresser at La Rinascente to pay for her acting lessons with Esperia Sperani. A striking, blonde actress, she began her stage career in 1960, entering the stage company of Fantasio Piccoli and debuting as an actress in the play Binario cieco.From 1963 to 1965 she worked with Dario Fo in Settimo: ruba un po' meno and La colpa è sempre del diavolo, then in 1967 she worked with Luchino Visconti in The Nun of Monza. In 1968, her final theater breakthrough with Orlando furioso by Luca Ronconi.She made her film debut in 1969 with Pupi Avati's Thomas e gli indemoniati.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Moses the Lawgiver | Prinzessin Bithia | 1974 |
| Flash Gordon | Kala | 1980 |
| Swept Away | Raffaella Pavone Lanzetti | 1974 |
| Petomaniac | Catherine | 1983 |
| Lost and Found | Marta | 1980 |
| Love and Anarchy | Salomè | 1973 |
| Dear Michele | Mara Castorelli | 1976 |
| One Way or Another | Giacinta | 1976 |
| Saxofone | Fiorenza | 1978 |
| The Working Class Goes to Heaven | Lidia | 1971 |
| Beach House | Giulia | 1977 |
| So Fine | Lira | 1981 |
| To Forget Venice | Anna | 1979 |
| Tomorrow We Dance | Mariangela | 1982 |
| Il resto del Pap'occhio | Attrice non selezionata | 1980 |
| Between Miracles | Maestra | 1971 |
| Di che segno sei? | Marietta detta "Claquette" | 1975 |
| Execution Squad | Sandra | 1972 |
| Un uomo perbene | Anna Tortora | 1999 |
| Policewoman | Giovanna Abbastanzi | 1974 |
| Basta guardarla | Marisa | 1970 |
| Come Away with Me | Maria Grande | 2005 |
| We'll Call Him Andrea | Maria Antonazzi | 1972 |
| Rebecca, az első feleség | Signora Danvers | 2008 |
| The Seduction of Mimi | Fiorella Meneghini | 1972 |
| Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil | Fulvia Bolk | 1986 |
| Due volte vent'anni | Marianne | 1994 |
| Secrets Secrets | Giuliana, il giudice | 1985 |
| Romance | Carlotta | 1971 |
| La fine è nota | Elena Malva | 1993 |
| Eye of the Cat | Giulia | 1975 |
| Il generale dorme in piedi | Lola Pigna | 1974 |
| Dirty Linen | Cinzia | 1999 |
| Come Together | Nurse | 1971 |
| Mortacci | Jolanda | 1989 |
| We Are Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| Love Returns | Federica Strozzi | 2004 |
| C.I.A. Secret Story | Tania | 1975 |
| My Dearest Son | Stefania | 1985 |
| La vita cambia | Viola | 2000 |
| Thomas | Zoe | 1970 |
| Par le sang des autres | La fille du maire | 1974 |
| The Tree of Guernica | Vandale | 1975 |
| La Presidentessa | Yvette Jolifleur | 1977 |
| Let's Have a Riot | Moglie di Riccardo | 1970 |
| The Married Priest | Prostitute | 1970 |
| Probably Love | Herself | 2001 |
| Filumena Marturano | Filumena Marturano | 2010 |
| Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker | Self | 2005 |
| Help Me Dream | Francesca | 1981 |
| My Darling, My Dearest | Armida | 1982 |
| The Days Are Numbered | Angela | 1979 |
| The Sicilian Checkmate | Rosaria Licata | 1972 |
| Dancers | Contessa | 1987 |
| Invasion | Valentina | 1970 |
| The Cat | Ofelia Pecoraro | 1977 |
| The Good Soldier | Marta | 1982 |
| The Nada Gang | Veronique Cash | 1974 |
| In the Pope's Eye | unselected actress | 1980 |
| Behind the White Glasses | Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Orestea | 1972 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Rebecca, la prima moglie | 2008 | |
| The Frenzy of Orlando | Olimpia | 1975 |
| L'avvocato delle donne | Irene Salvi | 1997 |
| Moses the Lawgiver | Bithia | 1974 |
| Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | 1975 |
