Lia Anna Di Leo (22 July 1923 – 15 December 2006) was an Italian actress and model. She entered the 1951

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contest and then began acting in films, generally playing glamorous

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s. Di Leo's parents died while she was very young, and as a result she raised her two younger twin brothers, Marion and Tony. After marrying in 1957 she retired from the screen and moved to the United States, where she worked as a sculptor. She died in

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on 15 December 2006, at the age of 83.

Selected filmography

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Lorenzaccio ''Lorenzaccio'' is a French play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834, set in 16th-century Florence, and depicting Lorenzino de' Medici, who killed Florence's tyrant, Alessandro de' Medici, his cousin. Having engaged in de ...

'' (1951) * ''

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Il bandolero stanco ''The Tired Outlaw'' (Italian: ''Il bandolero stanco'') is a 1952 Italian comedy western film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Renato Rascel, Lauretta Masiero and Lia Di Leo.Curti p.77 The film's sets were designed by the art director G ...

'' (1952) * ''

Maschera nera ''Maschera nera'' (''Black Mask'') is a 1952 Italian crime film. Cast *Cesare Danova: Villeneuve *Franca Marzi: Henriette * Nino Pavese: Dupont *Lia Di Leo: Hippolite *Renato Chiantoni Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979 ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Piano Tuner Has Arrived ''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (Italian: ''È arrivato l'accordatore'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Virgilio Riento.Segrave & Martin p.52 The film's sets were de ...

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The Earrings of Madame de… ''The Earrings of Madame de...'' ( ) is a 1953 romantic drama film directed by Max Ophüls from a screenplay he co-wrote with Marcel Achard and Annette Wademant, based on the 1951 novel ''Madame de...'' by Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin. The fi ...

'' (1953) * '' Empty Eyes'' (1953) * ''

The Return of Don Camillo ''The Return of Don Camillo'' (Italian: ''Il ritorno di Don Camillo''; French: ''Le Retour de don Camillo'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Édouard Delmont. The film's sets ...

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'' (1954) * '' Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare)'' (1954) * ''

Tower of Lust ''Tower of Lust'' (french: La Tour de Nesle) is a 1955 French / Italian drama film directed by Abel Gance. Cast * Pierre Brasseur - Jehan Buridan * Silvana Pampanini - Marguerite de Bourgogne * Paul Guers - Gaultier d'Aulnay * Jacques Toja - ...

'' (1955) * ''

Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova ''Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova'' (a.k.a. ''The Sins of Casanova'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti, Corinne Calvet and Irène Galter. Famed horror film director Lucio Fulci wrote the script, one of ...

'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956)

References

Bibliography

* Claudio G. Fava. ''Alberto Sordi''. Gremese Editore, 2003.

External links

* 1923 births 2006 deaths Italian film actresses People from Taranto {{Italy-film-actor-stub