Gisella Sofio (19 February 1931 – 27 January 2017) was an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, Sofio started her career at the age of 16 as a model. In 1951 she began her acting career in
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.
His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy ...
's film ''
Accidents to the Taxes!!
''Accidents to the Taxes!!'' ( it, Accidenti alle tasse!!) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by and written by Mario Mattoli.
Cast
* Riccardo Billi as Gaetano Pellecchia
* Mario Riva as Mario
* Dorian Gray as Margot
* Aroldo Tieri as Il ...
''. Since then she had a prolific career as an actress in theatres, movies, and television, working with directors like
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni (, ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and ''L'Eclisse'' (1962 ...
,
Luigi Comencini
Luigi Comencini (; 8 June 1916 – 6 April 2007) ''The Guardian'' was an Italian
and
Pupi Avati
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.
Sofio died on 27 January 2017 in
Rome
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at the age of 85.
Partial filmography
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Accidents to the Taxes!!
''Accidents to the Taxes!!'' ( it, Accidenti alle tasse!!) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by and written by Mario Mattoli.
Cast
* Riccardo Billi as Gaetano Pellecchia
* Mario Riva as Mario
* Dorian Gray as Margot
* Aroldo Tieri as Il ...
'' (1951) - Silvia
* ''
The Steamship Owner
''The Steamship Owner'' (Italian: ''Il padrone del vapore'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Delia Scala and Carlo Campanini.Aprà p.101 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alb ...
'' (1951) - La coreografa
* ''
Il microfono è vostro
''Il Microfono è vostro'' is a 1951 Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Bennati.
Plot
Cast
* Aroldo Tieri
* Gisella Sofio
* Enrico Viarisio
* Guglielmo Inglese
* Enrico Luzi
* Ada Dondini
* Mario Siletti
* Rino Salviati
* Franco Pu ...
'' (1951) - Maria Variani
* ''Viva il cinema!'' (1952)
* ''
Hello Elephant
''Hello Elephant'' ( it, Buongiorno, elefante!) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini.
Cast
* Vittorio De Sica: Carlo Caretti
* María Mercader: Maria Caretti
* Sabu: Sultan of Nagore
* Nando Bruno
Nando Bruno (6 O ...
'' (1952) - Fidanzata del maestro
* ''Er fattaccio'' (1952)
* '' The Lady Without Camelias'' (1953) - Simonetta Rota's Friend
* ''Cronaca di un delitto'' (1953) - Sorella di Elena
* ''Una donna prega'' (1953) - Silvana
* ''
Sul ponte dei sospiri
''Sul ponte dei sospiri'' is a 1953 Italian adventure film.
Cast
* Frank Latimore as Captain Vessillo
* Maria Frau as Bianca Spada
* Massimo Girotti as Marco Spada
* Françoise Rosay as Dama di Sant'Agata
* Eduardo Ciannelli as Inquisitore
* ...
Rascel-Fifì
''Rascel-Fifì'' is a 1957 Italian crime-comedy film directed by . It is a parody of Jules Dassin's ''Rififi''. The film was a success at the Italian box office.
Plot
Renato and Gideone team up in business and open a Night in one of the worst ...
'' (1957) - La signora al telefono
* ''
Angel in a Taxi
''Angel in a Taxi'' ( it, Ballerina e Buon Dio) is a 1958 Italian film. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti and Vera Tschechowa.
Cast
* Vera Tschechowa: Camilla, the dancer
* : Marietto
* Vittorio De Sica: God
* Gabriele Ferzetti: Andrea
* Guido Lauri: th ...
'' (1958) - Suor Celeste
* ''Via col para... vento'' (1958)
* ''Caporale di giornata'' (1958) - Maria
* ''
My Wife's Enemy
''My Wife's Enemy'' ( it, Il nemico di mia moglie) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini.
Cast
* Marcello Mastroianni - Marco Tornabuoni
* Giovanna Ralli - Luciana, sua moglie
* Vittorio De Sica - Ottavio Terenzi, padre di Ma ...
'' (1959) - RCA Worker
* ''Destinazione Sanremo'' (1959) - Rosetta
* ''Quel tesoro di papà'' (1959) - Mafalda
* ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) - The Chic Lady in the Bar
* ''I mafiosi'' (1959) - Giornalista Snob
* ''Spavaldi e innamorati'' (1959) - Serafina
* ''Perfide.... ma belle'' (1959) - Luciana
* ''
Femmine di lusso
Femmine di lusso is a 1960 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Ugo Tognazzi, Elke Sommer, Walter Chiari and Sylva Koscina.
It was also known as Intrigo a Taormina, Love, the Italian Way, Luxury Vacations and T ...
'' (1960) - Mariella
* ''
A Qualcuna Piace Calvo
''A Qualcuna Piace Calvo'' is a 1959 Italian film, directed by Mario Amendola, starring Magali Noël, Antonio Cifariello, Roberto Risso and Gisella Sofio.
Plot
Giovanna has taken an infatuation with a film actor who has a bald head as a particu ...
'' (1960) - Giovanna
* ''
Rage of the Buccaneers
''Rage of the Buccaneers'' ( it, Gordon, il pirata nero), also known as ''Pirate Warrior'', is a 1961 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Ricardo Montalbán and Vincent Price.
Plot
Cast
*Ricardo Montalbán a ...
'' (1961) - Rosita, Manuela's maid
* ''
Lo smemorato di Collegno
''Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (Italian for "The Collegno amnesiac") is a 1962 commedia all'italiana film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on the Bruneri-Canella case.
Plot
A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic, due to a m ...
'' (1962) - Giornalista Milanese
* ''L'assassino si chiama Pompeo'' (1962) - Police Commissioner De Santis' Wife
* '' Latin Lovers'' (1965) - Signorina Beata (segment "Il telefono consolatore")
* ''Vacanze sulla neve'' (1966)
* ''La vuole lui... lo vuole lei'' (1968) - Gisella
* ''
Story of a Woman
''Story of a Woman'' is a 1970 Italian-American drama romance film written, produced and directed by Leonardo Bercovici and starring Bibi Andersson, Robert Stack and James Farentino.
Plot
A Swedish girl studying to be a concert pianist in Rome ...
'' (1970) - Mrs. Curtis
* ''
La ragazza del prete
''La ragazza del prete'' (''The girlfriend of the priest'') is a 1970 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella.
Cast
* Nicola Di Bari: Don Michele / Nicola
* Susanna Martinková: Erika
* Isabella Biagini: Maria Innocenza F ...
'' (1970) - Antonella, la direttrice del collegio
* ''
La liceale
''La liceale'' (internationally released as ''The Teasers'', ''Under-graduate Girls'', ''Sophomore Swingers'' and ''Teasers'') is a 1975 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini. The film is considered the real breakout t ...
'' (1975) - Elvira, Loredana's Mother
* ''
The School Teacher in the House
''L'insegnante viene a casa'' (internationally released as ''The School Teacher in the House'') is a 1978 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini. The film is the third chapter in the "Schoolteacher" film series and the l ...
'' (1978) - Teresa / Marcello's mother
* ''
L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe
''L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe'' (''The teacher at the beach with the whole class'') is a 1980 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini.
Cast
* Anna Maria Rizzoli: prof. Lisa Colombi
* Lino Banfi: co ...
'' (1980) - Wife of Headmaster
* ''
Voltati Eugenio
''Voltati Eugenio'' (internationally released as ''Eugenio'' and ''Turn Around Eugenio'') is a 1980 Italian comedy drama film by Luigi Comencini.
It entered the 37th Venice International Film Festival. The film won the David di Donatello for best ...
'' (1980) - Grandmother Edvige
* ''Gian Burrasca'' (1982) - Margherita Stoppani
* ''Italiani a Rio'' (1987) - Moglie del commendatore
* '' Cain vs. Cain'' (1993) - Giuliana
* ''Peggio di così si muore'' (1995) - Anna's mother
* ''Simpatici & antipatici'' (1998)
* ''
Cucciolo
Cucciolo is the title character of an Italian long-lasting comic book series.
Background
Cucciolo, together with the inseparable friend Beppe, are a couple of comic characters created in 1940 by Giuseppe Caregaro as writer and Rino Anzi as art ...
'' (1998) - Lucia
* ''Incontri proibiti'' (1998) - Nun at hospital
* ''
The Bodyguard's Cure
''The Bodyguard's Cure'' ( it, La cura del gorilla) is a 2006 Italian neo-noir film directed by Carlo Arturo Sigon.
Cast
* Claudio Bisio: Sandrone
* Stefania Rocca: Vera
* Ernest Borgnine: Jerry Warden
* Antonio Catania: Giò Pesce
* Gigio A ...
'' (2006) - Madre di Gorilla
* ''Fuoco su di me'' (2006) - Giocatrice
* ''No Problem'' (2008) - Signora Pairo
* ''
Torno a vivere da solo
''Torno a vivere da solo'' (''I'll be back to living alone'') is a 2008 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Jerry Calà. It is the sequel of Marco Risi's '' Vado a vivere da solo'' (1982).
Plot
In Milan, Giacomo is a good real e ...
'' (2008) - Giacomo's mother
* ''
Alice
Alice may refer to:
* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
'' (2010) - Nonna di Alice
* ''
Wedding in Paris
''Matrimonio a Parigi'' (internationally released as ''Wedding in Paris'') is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Claudio Risi and starring Massimo Boldi.
Cast
*Massimo Boldi: Lorenzo
* Annamaria Barbera: Costanza
* Biagio Izzo: Gennaro
*Massi ...
'' (2011) - Nonna
* ''
The Worst Week of My Life
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'' (2011) - Nonna
* ''
The Big Heart of Girls
''The Big Heart of Girls'' ( it, Il cuore grande delle ragazze) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati.
Cast
* Cesare Cremonini as Carlino Vigetti
* Micaela Ramazzotti as Francesca Osti
* Gianni Cavina as Sisto Osti
* Erika Blanc ...
'' (2011) - Olimpia Osti
* ''
The Unlikely Prince
''The Unlikely Prince'' ( it, Il principe abusivo) is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Siani.
Cast
*Alessandro Siani as Antonio De Biase
*Christian De Sica as Anastasio "Ciambellone"
*Sarah Felberbaum as Princess Letizia
* Serena ...
'' (2013) - Anziana Contessa
* ''Il crimine non va in pensione'' (2017) - Ersilia (final film role)