Maria Luisa Mangini (2 February 1928 – 15 February 2011), better known as Dorian Gray, was an Italian actress.

Biography

Gray made her stage debut in 1950. After five years she left the world of the theater and devoted herself to cinema. Dorian Gray in Totò, Peppino e

The role she played most often in films was that of a seductive sex kitten. She played the titular "bad girl" in ''

Totò, Peppino e la malafemmina ''Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy'' (originally ''Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina'') is an Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque in 1956. It stars the comedy duo of Totò and Peppino De Filippo. The film also stars the popular sin ...

''. She also appeared in Michelangelo Antonioni's ''

Il grido ''Il grido'' ( en, "The Cry", italic=no) is a 1957 Italian black-and-white drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Betsy Blair, and Dorian Gray. Based on a story by Antonioni, the film is about a man ...

''. In 1957, she took part in ''

The Nights of Cabiria ''Nights of Cabiria'' ( it, Le notti di Cabiria) is a 1957 drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. It stars Giulietta Masina as Cabiria, a prostitute living in Rome. The cast also features François Périer and Amedeo Nazzari. ...

'' by Federico Fellini.

Death

On February 15, 2011, Gray committed suicide by gunshot at her home in

Torcegno Torcegno (''Torzén'' or ''Traozén'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about east of Trento. Torcegno borders the following municipalities: Palù ...

. She was 83 years old; some media, however, reported her age as 75, since she herself claimed to have been born in 1936.Dictionary of italian cinema - Actresses
, by Lancia and Poppi, Gremese Ed. 2003

Partial filmography

*'' Accidenti alle tasse!!'' (1951) - Margot * '' The Reluctant Magician'' (1951) *'' Amo un assassino'' (1951) - Vandina *'' Anema e core'' (1951) - Amica di Cocciaglia * ''

Sardinian Vendetta ''Sardinian Vendetta'' (Italian: ''Vendetta... sarda'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Carlo Croccolo and Giovanna Pala. Apràp p.101 It as shot at the Icet Studios in Milan and the Ponti-De L ...

'' (1952) - Columba Porchiddu *''

The Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba ( he, מַלְכַּת שְׁבָא‎, Malkaṯ Šəḇāʾ; ar, ملكة سبأ, Malikat Sabaʾ; gez, ንግሥተ ሳባ, Nəgśətä Saba) is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she bring ...

'' (1952) - Ati * ''

Poppy A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, '' Papaver somniferum'', is the source of the narcotic drug o ...

'' (1952) - La guardarobiera *''

Io piaccio ''Io piaccio'' (also known as ''La via del successo... con le donne'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. Plot Professor Maldi, a researcher on the company held by Commendatore Tassinetti (Aldo Fabrizi), experiments on ...

'' (1955) - Doriana Paris *'' Totò lascia o raddoppia?'' (1956) - Ellen *''

'' (1956) - Marisa Florian (the 'malafemmina') *''

Guaglione "Guaglione" is a Neapolitan song with music by Giuseppe Fanciulli and words by Nicola "Nisa" Salerno. This original version of the song was the winning song at the IV Festival di Napoli which was broadcast on radio in 1956. ''Guaglione'' () is N ...

'' (1956) - Nadia Lanti *'' Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge'' (1956) - Valeria *'' Le notti di Cabiria'' (1957) - Jessy *''

'' (1957) - Virginia *'' Domenica è sempre domenica'' (1958) - Luciana *''

Mogli pericolose ''Mogli pericolose'' ("Dangerous wives") is a 1958 Italian comedy film written and directed by Luigi Comencini. Cast * Sylva Koscina: Tosca, Pirro's wife * Dorian Gray: Ornella, Bruno's wife * Renato Salvatori: Dr. Federico Carpi * Nino Ta ...

'' (1958) - Ornella *'' Racconti d'estate'' (1958) - Dorina *''

Vacanze d'inverno ''Winter Holidays'' ( it, Vacanze d'inverno) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and Giuliano Carnimeo (collaborating director), based on story by Oreste Biancoli. The music score is by Armando Trovajoli. Cast *Albert ...

'' (1959) - Carol Field *'' Brevi amori a Palma di Majorca'' (1959) - Hélène *'' Le sorprese dell'amore'' (1959) - Desdemona aka Didì *'' Il Mattatore'' (1960) - Elena *'' La regina delle Amazzoni'' (1960) - Antiope *'' Crimen'' (1960) - Eleonora Franzetti *'' Il carro armato dell'8 settembre'' (1960) *'' Mani in alto'' (1961) - Pupina Micacci *''

Gli attendenti ''The Orderly'' ( it, Gli attendenti) is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. Cast * Vittorio De Sica: Colonel Filippo Bitossi * Renato Rascel: Remigio De Acutis * Dorian Gray: Lauretta * Gino Cervi: Maggiore Penna * Did ...

'' (1961) - Lauretta *' (1962) - Marie-Louise Jörgensen *'' Peccati d'estate'' (1962) - Irene *'' The Legion's Last Patrol'' (1962) - Nora *''

Avventura al motel ''L'Avventura'' ( en, "The Adventure") is a 1960 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Developed from a story by Antonioni with co-writers Elio Bartolini and Tonino Guerra, the film is about the disappearance of a young woman (L ...

'' (1963) *''

Thrilling ''Thrilling'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film. The film is split into three distinct segments, each directed by a different director; namely Carlo Lizzani, Ettore Scola and Gian Luigi Polidoro. Cast Il vittimista * Directed by Ettore Scola * N ...

'' (1965) - Veronique (segment "Sadik") *'' I criminali della metropoli'' (1967) - Denise (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Dorian (actress) 1936 births 2011 suicides Italian film actresses Actors from Bolzano Suicides by firearm in Italy Nastro d'Argento winners 20th-century Italian actresses 2011 deaths