Maria-Pia Casilio
Maria-Pia Casilio (5 May 1935 – 10 April 2012) was an Italian film actress, best known for major roles in Umberto D. and Un americano a Roma.[1]
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 Casilio and Alberto Sordi in An American in Rome (1954) | |
| Born | 5 May 1935 L'Aquila, Italy |
| Died | 10 April 2012 (aged 76) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–1997 |
Born in San Pio delle Camere, L'Aquila, Casilio was quite active between 1952 and 1960, usually filling roles as a querulous and naive small-town girl.[1] After her marriage with voice actor Giuseppe Rinaldi, she semi-retired from acting.[1] On the Criterion Collection DVD release of Umberto D. Vittorio De Sica comments she was a lucky charm to have her in his films.
Selected filmography
- Umberto D. (1952)
- Half a Century of Song (1952)
- Il viale della speranza (1953)
- Siamo tutti inquilini (1953)
- Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
- Therese Raquin (1953)
- Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954)
- Neapolitan Carousel (1954)
- Appassionatamente (1954)
- Dangerous Turning (1954)
- Angels of Darkness (1954)
- The Air of Paris (1954)
- The Doctor of the Mad (1954)
- Roman Tales (1955)
- I pappagalli (1955)
- An American in Rome (1956)
- Toto, Peppino and the Outlaws (1956)
- Mogli pericolose (1958)
- The Last Judgment (1961)
- Cuore matto... matto da legare (1967)
- Lo chiameremo Andrea (1972)
- Noi uomini duri (1987)
- Three Men and a Leg (1997)
References
- "E' morta la caratterista Maria Pia Casilio fidanzata di Sordi in "Un americano a Roma"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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