Silvana Mangano
Acting
Born: 1930-04-21 · Rome, Latium, Italy
Died: 1989-12-16
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (20)
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)
We Are Cinema
2021
Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
2008
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
2002
Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
1987
Elisa
Dune
1984
Reverend Mother Ramallo
Conversation Piece
1974
Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Ludwig
1973
Cosima von Bülow
The Scopone Game
1972
Antonia
For Love One Dies
1972
Elena
The Decameron
1971
The Madonna (uncredited)
Death in Venice
1971
Tadzio's Mother
Scipio the African
1971
Emilia
Theorem
1968
Lucia, the Mother
Caprice Italian Style
1968
Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
Oedipus Rex
1967
Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
The Witches
1967
Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
1967
Assurdina Caì
