Maria Pia Conte
Maria Pia Conte | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Pia Vaccarezza 10 March 1944 |
| Other names | Mary P. Count |
| Occupation | Actress |
Maria Pia Conte (born 10 March 1944) is an Italian former actress.
Life and career
Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet.[1] After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962.[1] Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count.[1] She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber.[1] She retired in the late 1970s.[1][2].
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love | ||
| 1964 | Death on the Fourposter | Nikki | |
| 1964 | Hero of Rome | Valeria | |
| 1964 | Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens | Fatima's Friend | |
| 1965 | Le notti della violenza | ||
| 1966 | Vacanze sulla neve | ||
| 1966 | Five Dollars for Ringo | Miriam Grady | |
| 1966 | Il pianeta errante | ||
| 1966 | Dinamite Jim | Lupita | |
| 1967 | Blueprint for a Massacre | ||
| 1967 | La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin | Countess | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Ballata da un miliardo | ||
| 1967 | Peggio per me... meglio per te | Gabriella | |
| 1968 | If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death | Jane | |
| 1969 | Nel labirinto del sesso (Psichidion) | ||
| 1969 | Madame Bovary | Felicitas | |
| 1969 | Love Is a Funny Thing | La femme d'Henri | |
| 1969 | Juliette de Sade | Juliette | |
| 1969 | La última aventura del Zorro | Isabel | |
| 1970 | Veinte pasos para la muerte | Hazel | |
| 1970 | Defeat of the Mafia | Jenny Ryan | |
| 1970 | The Underground | ||
| 1970 | Sti mahi tis Kritis | Anna Gordon | |
| 1971 | Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù? | Moglie del pizzicagnolo | |
| 1971 | And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave | Susan | |
| 1971 | Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo | Licia | |
| 1972 | La rebelión de los bucaneros | ||
| 1972 | God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth | Catherine | |
| 1972 | Testa in giù, gambe in aria | ||
| 1973 | Tony Arzenta | Carré's Secretary in the Nightclub | Uncredited |
| 1973 | The Hanging Woman | Nadia Mihaly | |
| 1974 | The Arena | Lucinia | |
| 1974 | Spasmo | Xenia | |
| 1974 | And Now My Love | ||
| 1974 | Prigione di donne | Martine's Friend | |
| 1974 | La svergognata | Giusy | |
| 1975 | Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale | Gisella | |
| 1975 | La novizia | Franca | |
| 1976 | L'infermiera... di mio padre | ||
| 1976 | Che dottoressa ragazzi! | Sigrun | |
| 1976 | Vento, vento, portali via con te | ||
| 1976 | Donna... cosa si fa per te | Countess Altoviti | |
| 1977 | Operazione Kappa: sparate a vista | Ostaggia | |
| 1977 | L'appuntamento | Adelaide Picchioni | |
| 1978 | Moglie nuda e siciliana | Sandra - friend of Rosalia | |
| 1978 | Gegè Bellavita | Mercedes | (final film role) |
References
- ^ a b c d e Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ Tom Betts (10 March 2014). "Happy 70th Birthday Maria Pia Conte". Western all'italiana. Retrieved 27 July 2014..
