Silvana Mangano

Italian actress (1930–1989)

Film & TV

Rome, Latium, Italy

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…

Known for

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas — Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)2026
We Are Cinema — Self (archive footage)2021
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion — Self (archive footage)2016
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel — Self (archive footage)2008
Luchino Visconti — Self (archive footage)2002
Dark Eyes — Elisa1987
Dune — Reverend Mother Ramallo1984
Ludwig — Cosima Von Bülow1981
Conversation Piece — Marquess Bianca Brumonti1974

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Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Silvana
Gender: female
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Rome
Place of death: Madrid
Spouse: Dino De Laurentiis
Occupation: model
Languages spoken: Italian
Official website: silvanamangano.it
Image: Silvana Mangano 1958.jpg
Number of children: 4

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Commons category: Silvana Mangano
date of birth: 1930-04-23
date of death: 1989-12-16
cause of death: lung cancer
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Silvana Mangano
start of work period: 1945-00-00
end of work period: 1987-00-00
relative: Giada De Laurentiis

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Encyclopedic overview

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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