Lia Amanda (born 2 September 1932) is an Italian former film actress.

Life and career

Born in Rome as Lia Molfesi, Amanda was the daughter of the

character actor A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to b ...

Mario Molfesi. She debuted at very young age with her real name in

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...

and Steno's '' Totò cerca casa'', in which she played the daughter of

Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata ...

. She adopted her stage name since her second film, ''

Cento piccole mamme ''Cento piccole mamme'' (t.l. ''One Hundred Littles Mums'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Giulio Morelli and Léonide Moguy. Cast * William Tubbs as Prof. Martino Prosperi * Lia Amanda as Anna * Clelia Matania as director Sampi ...

'', in which she also had her first leading role. After several significant roles in critically appreciated films including

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's '' Tre storie proibite'', at the peak of her career, at the 1955 Punta del Este Film Festival Amanda announced her retirement from acting to move in Brasil with her husband, the Argentine businessman Arnaldo Carraro. In 1975 she made a fleeting return to acting with a supporting role in the

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''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Toto Looks for a House ''Toto Looks for a House'' ( it, Totò cerca casa) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno. The film is stylistically related to Italian neorealism, though it can be seen as a parody. It was a commercial success, bei ...

'' (1949) * ''

One Hundred Little Mothers ''One Hundred Little Mothers'' (Italian: ''Cento piccole mamme'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Giulio Morelli and starring William Tubbs, Lia Amanda and Clelia Matania. It is a remake of the 1936 French film ''Forty Little Mothers' ...

'' (1952) * ''

Past Lovers ''Past Lovers'' (Italian: ''Amanti del passato'') is a 1953 Italian melodrama film that was directed by Adelchi Bianchi and starring Lia Amanda, Vittorio Sanipoli and Irene Genna."Amanti del passato". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche''. Vol. XXXI ...

'' (1953) * ''

Alarm in Morocco ''Alarm in Morocco'' (French: ''Alerte au sud'', Italian: '' Allarme a sud'') is a 1953 French-Italian adventure film directed by Jean-Devaivre and starring Jean-Claude Pascal, Gianna Maria Canale and Erich von Stroheim.Lennig p.458-59 Partly sho ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. Li ...

'' (1954)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amanda, Lia 1932 births Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Living people