Acting · Rome, Latium, Italy · Born April 21, 1930
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 David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Nikita Mikhalkov Dark Eyes (1987). Mangano was the wife of international film producer Dino De Laurentiis and had four children with him, including Veronica De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Silvana Mangano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieProust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
as Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieWe Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieLuchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLuchino Visconti
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDark Eyes
1987
as Elisa
MovieDune
1984
as Reverend Mother Ramallo
TVLudwig
1981
as Cosima Von Bülow
MovieConversation Piece
1974
as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
MovieLudwig
1973
as Cosima von Bülow
MovieThe Scopone Game
1972
as Antonia
MovieFor Love One Dies
1972
as Elena
MovieThe Decameron
1971
as The Madonna (uncredited)
MovieDeath in Venice
1971
as Tadzio's Mother
MovieScipio the African
1971
as Emilia
MovieTheorem
1968
as Lucia, the Mother
MovieCaprice Italian Style
1968
as Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
MovieOedipus Rex
1967
as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
MovieThe Witches
1967
as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
MovieThe Earth As Seen from the Moon
1967
as Assurdina Caì
MoviePardon, Are You for or Against?
1966
as Emanuela
MovieMe, Me, Me... and the Others
1966
as Silvia
MovieThe Flying Saucer
1964
as Vittoria
MovieMy Wife
1964
as The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
MovieThe Verona Trial
1963
as Edda Ciano
MovieBarabbas
1961
as Rachel
MovieA Difficult Life
1961
as Self
MovieThe Last Judgment
1961
as Signora Matteoni
Movie...And Suddenly It's Murder!
1960
as Marina
MovieFive Branded Women
1960
as Jovanka
MovieThe Great War
1959
as Costantina
MovieTempest
1958
as Masha
MovieThis Angry Age
1957
as Suzanne Dufresne
MovieMen and Wolves
1957
as Teresa
MovieThe Gold of Naples
1954
as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
MovieUlysses
1954
as Circe / Penelope
MovieMambo
1954
as Giovanna Masetti
MovieAnna
1951
as Anna
MovieOutlaw Girl
1950
as Mara
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieLure of the Sila
1949
as Rosaria Campolo
MovieBitter Rice
1949
as Silvana
MovieBlack Magic
1949
as (uncredited)
MovieFlesh Will Surrender
1947
as Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
MovieThis Wine of Love
1947
as Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)
MovieThe Last Judgment
1945
