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].
Selected filmography
- Hero of Rome (1964)
- Blueprint for a Massacre (1967)
- Peggio per me... meglio per te (1968)
- Madame Bovary (1969)
- Defeat of the Mafia (1970)
- Veinte pasos para la muerte (1970)
- And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave (1971)
- God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth (1972)
- Big Guns - Tony Arzenta (1973)
- The Hanging Woman (1973)
- La svergognata (1974)
- La novizia (1975)
- Donna... cosa si fa per te (1976)
- L'appuntamento (1977)
- Gegè Bellavita (1978)
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..
