Luciana Angiolillo | |
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Angiolillo in 1954 | |
Born | Luciana Nevi 22 December 1925
Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 30 November 2014 (aged 88)
Naples, Italy |
Other names | Luciana Angelillo |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1954–1967 |
Spouse |
Gateano Angiolillo
(
m. 1947;
div. 1958)Mario Tellini
(
m. 1959; died 2014) |
Luciana Angiolillo (22 December 1925 – 30 November 2014) was an Italian actress and model, known for her career in peplum classic films.
Born Luciana Nevi in Rome, Angiolillo started her career as a runway model. [1] [2] She made her film debut thanks to the friendship of Ennio Flaiano, who suggested her to the director Luciano Emmer for the role of an upper class lady in Camilla. [2] [3] From then she appeared in a number of films, often in stereotypal roles of snobbish bourgeois ladies. [2] Gradually relegated to secondary roles, Angiolillo eventually devoted herself to the direction of a fashion house owned by her. [2]
Angiolillo died on November 30, 2014. [4]