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Marina Berti
Marina Berti in 1951Born Elena Maureen Bertolini
29 September 1924
London, EnglandDied 29 October 2002 (aged 78)
Rome, ItalyYears active 1941–2002 Spouse Claudio Gora (m. 1944–1998) Elena Maureen Bertolini, known as Marina Berti, (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002) was an English-born Italian film actress.
Her first screen appearance was in the Anna Magnani film, La Fuggitiva in 1941. She appeared mainly in small roles and in the occasional leading role in nearly 100 films both Italian and American. Her appearances include Quo Vadis (1951), Abdulla the Great (1955), Ben Hur (1959), Madame Sans-Gêne (1962), Cleopatra (1963), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), Moses the Lawgiver (1975), Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (mini-series). Her last film appearance was in the Costa-Gavras film Amen. in 2002.
Selected filmography
- La porta del cielo (1945)
- Damon and Pythias (1962)
- Swordsman of Siena (1962)
She was married to the Italian actor Claudio Gora from 1944 until his death in 1998. She was the mother of actors Andrea Giordana and Marina Giordana.
External links
- Marina Berti at the Internet Movie Database
- Marina Berti at AllRovi
Categories:- English film actors
- English people of Italian descent
- Italian film actors
- 1924 births
- 2002 deaths
- Italian actor stubs
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