Maria Fiore (1 October 1935 – 28 October 2004) was an Italian film and television actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1999.

Life and career

Born Jolanda Di Fiore in Rome, in spite of a non-professional acting background, she made her film debut in a leading role, in the

Renato Castellani Renato Castellani (4 September 1913 in Varigotti, Liguria – 28 December 1985 in Rome) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Early life Son of a representative of Kodak, he was born in Varigotti, a hamlet at the time of Final Pia, ...

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Two Cents Worth of Hope ''Two Cents Worth of Hope'' ( it, Due soldi di speranza) is a 1952 film directed by Renato Castellani. It is the third part of Castellani's ''Young Love'' trilogy, following '' Sotto il sole di Roma'' (1948) and '' È primavera...''(1950). It sh ...

''. Following the success of the film she was one of the most requested actresses until the first half of the 1960s, even if often cast in stock roles of impulsive and genuine low-class girls. Starting from the 1970s she focused on television, where she got several main roles in some series. Maria_Fiore

Selected filmography

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'' (1952) * ''

Beauties on Motor Scooters ''Beauties on Motor Scooters'' (Italian: ''Bellezze in moto-scooter'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Isa Barzizza, Virginia Belmont and Fulvia Franco.Gennari p.185 Partial cast * Isa Barzizza as Laura * Virg ...

'' (1952) * '' Melody of Love'' (1952) * '' Half a Century of Song'' (1952) * '' Good Folk's Sunday'' (1953) * ''

Graziella ''Graziella'' is an 1852 novel by the French author Alphonse de Lamartine. It tells of a young French man who falls for a fisherman's granddaughter – the eponymous Graziella – during a trip to Naples, Italy; they are separated when ...

'' (1954) * ''

Neapolitan Carousel ''Neapolitan Carousel'' ( it, Carosello napoletano) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini and starring Léonide Massine, Achille Millo and Agostino Salvietti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, winning its '' ...

'' (1954) * ''

Love Song A love song is a song about romantic love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. A comprehensive list of even the best known performers and composers of love songs would be a large order ...

'' (1954) * '' A Slice of Life'' (1954) * ''

I pappagalli ''I pappagalli'' (''The Parrots'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Bruno Paolinelli. Cast *Aldo Fabrizi: Antonio *Alberto Sordi: Alberto Tanzi *Maria Fiore: Caterina *Maria Pia Casilio: Fulvia *Peppino De Filippo: Beppi *Titina De Fil ...

'' (1955) * ''

Sunset in Naples ''Sunset in Naples'' (Italian: ''Quando tramonta il sole'') is a 1955 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Carlo Giuffrè, Maria Fiore and Giacomo Rondinella.Morreale p.197 The film's art direction was by Ottavi ...

'' (1955) * '' The Prince with the Red Mask'' (1955) * ''

Serenata a Maria ''Serenata a Maria'' (literally "Serenade for Maria") is a 1957 Italian musical melodrama film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Maria Fiore and Sergio Bruni."Serenata a Maria". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche'', vol. XLI ...

'' (1957) * ''

Quanto sei bella Roma ''Quanto sei bella Roma'' ( es, ¡Qué bella eres, Roma!) is a 1959 Italian-Spanish romantic comedy film directed by Marino Girolami and starring Claudio Villa.Renato Venturelli. ''Nessuno ci può giudicare: il lungo viaggio del cinema musicale it ...

'' (1959) *'' La garçonnière'' (1960) *'' Thor and the Amazon Women'' (1963) *''

Let's Talk About Women ''Se permettete parliamo di donne'' (internationally released as ''Let's Talk About Women'') is a 1964 Italian comedy film. It represents the directorial debut of Ettore Scola. The film consists of nine segments, all played by Vittorio Gassman ...

'' (1964) *'' Il Gaucho'' (1964) *'' The Big Family'' (1973) * ''

Prostituzione ''Prostituzione'' (also known as ''Love Angels'' and ''The Red Light Girls'') is a 1974 Italian giallo film written and directed by Rino Di Silvestro Salvatore Di Silvestro, best known as Rino Di Silvestro (30 January 1932 - 3 October 2009) wa ...

'' (1974) * '' Syndicate Sadists'' (1975) * '' Mamma Ebe'' (1985)

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* 1935 births 2004 deaths Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Deaths from lung cancer in Lazio Actresses from Rome 20th-century Italian actresses People of Lazian descent {{italy-screen-actor-stub