Luciana Angiolillo (22 December 1925 – 30 November 2014) was an Italian actress and model, known for her career in peplum classic films.

Life and career

Born Luciana Nevi in

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, Angiolillo started her career as a runway model. She made her film debut thanks to the friendship of

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, who suggested her to the director

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for the role of an upper class lady in '' Camilla''. From then she appeared in a number of films, often in stereotypal roles of snobbish bourgeois ladies. Gradually relegated to secondary roles, Angiolillo eventually devoted herself to the direction of a fashion house owned by her. Angiolillo died on November 30, 2014.

Selected filmography

* '' Camilla'' (1954) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1959) * '' Wild Cats on the Beach'' (1959) * ''

Colossus and the Amazon Queen ''Colossus and the Amazon Queen'' ( it, La regina delle Amazzoni/ ''Queen of the Amazons'') is a 1960 Italian sword and sandal comedy film directed by Vittorio Sala. Cast *Rod Taylor as Pirro *Ed Fury as Glauco *Dorian Gray as Antiope *Danie ...

'' (1960) * ''

Girl with a Suitcase ''Girl with a Suitcase'' ( it, La ragazza con la valigia) is a 1961 cinema of Italy, Italian romantic drama film by Valerio Zurlini starring Claudia Cardinale as a spirited but naive young woman who lives on the fluctuating good will of others. It ...

'' (1961) * ''

Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis ''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' ( it, Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit=Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis) is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was origina ...

'' (1961) * '' The Trojan Horse'' (1961) * ''

The Easy Life ''Il sorpasso'' (, occasionally titled ''The Easy Life'') is a 1962 Italian cult comedy film co-written and directed by Dino Risi and starring Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Spaak. It is considered Risi's masterpiece and ...

'' (1962) * '' Alone Against Rome'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1964) * ''

Berlin, Appointment for the Spies ''Berlin, Appointment for the Spies'' (Italian: ''Berlino - Appuntamento per le spie'') is a 1965 Italian Eurospy film directed by Vittorio Sala and starring Dana Andrews. The film is also known as ''Bang You're Dead''. It was retitled ''Spy in ...

'' (1965) * '' Countdown to Doomsday'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1967)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angiolillo, Luciana 1925 births 2014 deaths Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Rome