Angela Luce (born 3 December 1938) is an Italian film actress and singer of

Neapolitan song Canzone napoletana (), sometimes referred to as Neapolitan song ( nap, canzona napulitana ), is a generic term for a traditional form of music sung in the Neapolitan language, ordinarily for the male voice singing solo, although well represented ...

. She has appeared in 80 films since 1958. She was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Italy.

Partial filmography

* ''

La sposa ''La sposa'' (Italian for ''The bride'') is a 1958 Italian melodrama film directed by Edmondo Lozzi.Anonimo. "La sposa - Recensione". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche'', Vol. XLIII. 1958. Cast * Irène Tunc: Flora *Carlo Giuffré: Maurizio * Pa ...

'' (1958) - Margherita * ''Avventura a Capri'' (1959) - Francesca * ''

Il vedovo ''Il Vedovo'' (The Widower) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. Plot Alberto Nardi (Alberto Sordi) is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory (producing lifts and elevators) teete ...

'' (1959) - Margherita * '' Le sorprese dell'amore'' (1959) - Gaspare Florio's Girlfriend * ''

Ferdinando I, re di Napoli ''Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini. Plot Naples, 1806. The king Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies is frowned upon by the people, especially the comic theatrical Pulcinella, which continuall ...

'' (1959) - Cook in the royal Palace (uncredited) * '' Gastone'' (1960) - Ivonne * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) - Prassede * '' A noi piace freddo'' (1960) - Franca * ''

Letto a tre piazze ''Letto a tre piazze'' (translation: ''The King-Sized Bed'') is a 1960 Italian Totò comedy film directed by Steno. The film marked the last collaboration between Totò and Lucio Fulci, author of the script and initially chosen as director. Cast ...

'' (1960) - Jeannette * ''

Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today ''Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today'' ( it, Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò.Aprà p.101 Plot Two bourgeois families live in Rome: the family of the " Cavalie ...

'' (1960) * ''La contessa azzurra'' (1960) - Donna Zenobia * ''Anonima cocottes'' (1960) * ''Caravan petrol'' (1960) * ''

Some Like It Cold ''Some Like It Cold'' ( it, A noi piace freddo...!, also known as ''We Like It Cold'') is a 1960 Italian war-comedy film directed by Steno. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Ugo Bevilacqua * Raimondo Vianello: Count Raimondo * Yvonne Furneaux: Rosal ...

'' (1961) * ''Pastasciutta nel deserto'' (1961) - Jolanda * ''Che femmina!! E... che dollari!'' (1961) * ''

Roaring Years ''Roaring Years'' ( it, Gli anni ruggenti) is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, set in the 1930s during the Fascist period of Benito Mussolini. It stars Nino Manfredi and Gino Cervi, and was inspired by the satirical comedy "T ...

'' (''Anni ruggenti'', 1962) - Rosa De Bellis * ''Odio mortale'' (1962) - Conchita * ''

March on Rome The March on Rome ( it, Marcia su Roma) was an organized mass demonstration and a coup d'état in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party (PNF) ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy. In late October 1922, Fa ...

'' (''La Marcia su Roma'', 1962) - La contadina * ''Divorzio alla siciliana'' (1963) * ''Adultero lui, adultera lei'' (1963) - La cameriera napoletana * ''I ragazzi dell'hully-gully'' (1964) * ''

Due mafiosi contro Al Capone ''Due mafiosi contro Al Capone'' ( es, Dos contra Al Capone, literally "Two Mafiamen against Al Capone") is a 1966 Italian-Spanish gangster-comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Cast * Franco Fra ...

'' (1966) - Santuzza * ''

For a Few Dollars Less ''For a Few Dollars Less'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in meno) is a 1966 Italian comedy film, a parody of Sergio Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' (the second film of his Dollars Trilogy), directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lando Buzzanca ...

'' (''Per qualche dollaro in meno'', 1966) - La donna del Ranch * ''Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn'' (1966) - Marina * '' Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand'' (''Spara forte, più forte... non-capisco!'', 1966) - Beautiful Woman * '' The Stranger'' (''Lo straniero'', 1967) - Madame Masson * '' Where Are You Going All Naked?'' (''Dove vai tutta nuda?'', 1969) - Prostitute * '' Specialists'' (''Gli specialisti'', 1969) - Valencia * ''

Pensiero d'amore ''Pensiero d'amore'' (Italian for ''Thought of love'') is a 1969 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Mal and Silvia Dionisio.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodbuster Edizioni ...

'' (1969) - Countess Stefania Varaldi * ''

Ma chi t'ha dato la patente? ''Ma chi t'ha dato la patente?'' (''But who gave you your license?'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Nando Cicero starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Franco and Ciccio are the directors of a driving school. They suffer the ...

'' (1970) * ''Il debito coniugale'' (1970) * '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa'' (1970) - Nando's Woman * ''Cose di Cosa Nostra'' (1971) * ''

The Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; it, label=Italian, Decameron or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old it, Prencipe Galeotto, links=no ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dan ...

'' (''Il decameron'', 1971) - Peronella * '' Man of the Year'' (''Homo Eroticus'', 1971) - Maid * ''

'Tis Pity She's a Whore ''Tis Pity She's a Whore'' (original spelling: ''Tis Pitty Shee's a Who'' 'ore'') is a tragedy written by John Ford. It was first performed or between 1629 and 1633, by Queen Henrietta's Men at the Cockpit Theatre. The play was first publis ...

'' (''Addio, fratello crudele'', 1971) - Mercante's Governess * '' Malicious'' (''Malizia'', 1973) - Ines Corallo * ''Il gioco della verità'' (1974) * ''Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra'' (1978) - Annalise * ''L'immoralità'' (1978) - (uncredited) * ''Lo scugnizzo'' (1979) * ''Il Contratto'' (1981) * ''Lacrime napulitane'' (1981) - Angela Lenci * ''Zampognaro innamorato'' (1983) - Angela Leuci * ''Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto'' (1993) - La madre del professore * ''La Chance'' (1994) - Donna Angela * ''

Nasty Love ''Nasty Love'' ( it, L'amore molesto) (released in the United States as ''Troubling Love'', is a 1995 Italian thriller film directed by Mario Martone. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same nam ...

'' (''L'amore molesto'', 1995) - Amalia / Mother * ''La vita, per un'altra volta'' (1999) - Madre di Marcello * ''Terra bruciata'' (1999) - Assunta - wife of Macrì * ''The Three-Legged Fox'' (2004) - Lucia * '' The Second Wedding Night'' (''La seconda notte di nozze'', 2005) - Suntina Ricci * '' Passione'' (2010) - (archive footage) Angela Luce - foto di Augusto De Luca

Selected discography

* ''I Colori Della Vita'' (2004, Polosud Records)

References

External links

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Angela Luce filmography at Movieplayer.it
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luce, Angela Italian film actresses 1938 births Living people Musicians from Naples David di Donatello winners Italian women singers 20th-century Italian actresses