Marina Malfatti (25 April 1933 – 8 June 2016) was an Italian actress.

Biography

Born in

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, Malfatti moved to

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at the age of 17 where she attended the Cours d'Art Dramatique, the drama school founded by

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. Two years later, after returning to Italy, she obtained a scholarship for the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. The centre is the oldest film school in ...

and started appearing in films and on stage in some small roles. Her theater career was launched by

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who chose her as his co-star in the play ''

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'' by

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. Hence Malfatti's stage career alternated comedic and dramatic roles. During the 1970s, Malfatti was an icon of Italian horror films, especially of demonic background. In the 1980s, her career focused on theatre, and in 1986

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wrote specifically for her the drama ''La cintura''. In 1990 she began a critically acclaimed collaboration with stage director

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. Malfatti was married to the diplomat Umberto La Rocca.

Selected filmography

* ''Le cameriere'' (1959) - Venerina * ''Une fille pour l'été'' (1960) - L'étrangère * '' A Man for Burning'' (1962) - Wilma * ''

Outlaws of Love ''I fuorilegge del matrimonio'', internationally released as ''Outlaws of Love'', is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film. It is the second and last film directed both by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani and Valentino Orsini. It is inspired by the dra ...

'' (1963) - Rosanna * '' The Reckless'' (1965) * '' Me, Me, Me... and the Others'' (1966) - Dancer * ''Missione Wiesenthal'' (1967) - Anne Marie Mistelbach * '' More Than a Miracle'' (1967) - Olimpia Capece Latro, princess Altamura * '' Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te'' (1967) - Annalisa * '' Run, Psycho, Run'' (1968) * ''I dannati della Terra'' (1969) - Luciana * ''The Fourth Victim'' (1971) - Julie Spencer * ''Gunman of One Hundred Crosses'' (1971) (''Una pistola per cento croci'' (1971)) - Jessica Dublin * ''

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave ''The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave'' ( it, La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba) is a 1971 Italian '' gothic'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Alan (Anthony Steffen) is a wealthy aristocrat who has just been released from a mental ...

'' (1971) - Gladys Cunningham * ''Per amore o per forza'' (1971) - Nora * '' Black Killer'' (1971) - Sarah Collins * '' Savage Guns'' (1971) - Marge (uncredited) * ''

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids ''Seven Blood-Stained Orchids'' ( it, Sette orchidee macchiate di rosso) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Plot A killer is driving around the streets of Italy looking for a specific victim w ...

'' (1972) - Kathy Adams * ''

All the Colors of the Dark ''All the Colors of the Dark'' ( it, Tutti i colori del buio) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Edwige Fenech, George Hilton (actor), George Hilton and George Rigaud. The film was also released under the alternate ...

'' (1972) - Mary Weil * ''Decameron n° 3 - Le più belle donne del Boccaccio'' (1972) - Wife of Jealous Husband (segment "The Jealous Husband") * ''

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times ''The Red Queen Kills Seven Times'' ( it, La dama rossa uccide sette volte) is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Two sisters, Kitty and Evelyn, are cursed by a family painting depicting a hundred year-cycle in which a Red Q ...

'' (1972) - Franziska Wildenbrück * '' The Return of Clint the Stranger'' (1972) - Norma Harrison * ''Testa in giù... gambe in aria'' (1972) * ''

Alexander Zwo Alexander Zwo (literally translated "Alexander No. 2") is a German- French-Austrian-Italian TV mini-series directed by Franz Peter Wirth. Synopsis Mike Friedberg (Jean-Claude Bouillon) is a chemist in the United States. When his father dies in a ...

'' (1972, TV miniseries) - Sonja * ''Sans sommation'' (1973) - Isabelle Maury * ''

Il prato macchiato di rosso ''Il prato macchiato di rosso'' () is a 1973 Italian film directed by Riccardo Ghione. Plot Emilia-Romagna, Italy, early seventies. A Unesco agent discovers that blood is contained in a bottle of wine produced by a well-known Italian winery. A co ...

'' (1973) - Nina Genovese * ''

Man with the Golden Winchester '' Man with the Golden Winchester'' ( it, Il figlio di Zorro, es, El hijo del Zorro, also known as ''Son of Zorro'') is a 1973 Spaghetti Western-adventure film directed by Gianfranco Baldanello and starring Alberto Dell'Acqua and Fernando Sanc ...

'' (1973) - Carmen (uncredited) * ''La notte dell'ultimo giorno'' (1973) - Francesca * '' A Black Ribbon for Deborah'' (1974) - Deborah - wife of Michel * ''

The Balloon Vendor ''The Balloon Vendor'' ( it, Il venditore di palloncini, also released as ''Last Moments'' and ''The Last Circus Show'') is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring James Whitmore. Cast * Renato Cestiè as Giacomino * ...

'' (1974) - Maria * ''

Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga ''Lezioni di violoncello con toccata e fuga'' is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Carlo Giuffrè as Count Riccardo * Marina Malfatti as Stella * Sandra Mantegna as The Countess * Gabriele Ferzetti ...

'' (1976) - Stella Brega

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malfatti, Marina 1933 births 2016 deaths Actors from Florence Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni 20th-century Italian actresses