Silvana Mangano
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Silvana Mangano (April 21,[1] 1930 – December 16, 1989) was an Italian actress. Known for her appearance, at a young age she won a Miss Rome beauty pagent, which led her to cinema. The movie that brought her to stardom was Bitter Rice and she continued to have success in cinema without ever surpassing Sophia Loren or Gina Lollobrigida's level of stardom. Born in Rome to an Italian father and an English mother, Mangano lived in poor times caused by the war. Trained for seven years as a dancer,
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- Born
- ( 1930-04-21 ) 21 April 1930, Rome , Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) (aged 59), Madrid , Spain
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1945–1987
- Spouse
- Dino De Laurentiis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1988 )
- Children
- 4, including Veronica , Raffaella , and Federico
- Awards
- David di Donatello for Best Actress , 1963: The Verona Trial , 1967: The Witches , 1972: The Scientific Cardplayer Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress , 1955: The Gold of Naples , 1964: The Verona Trial Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress , 1972: Death in Venice
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Silvana Mangano ( Italian pronunciation: [silˈvaːna ˈmaŋɡano]; 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 for the 1950s and '60s. She won the David di Donatello for Best Actress three times – for The Verona Trial (1963), The Witches (1967), and The Scientific Cardplayer (1972) – 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).
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