Mavie Bardanzellu (born Maria Vittoria Bardanzellu; 6 April 1938 – 5 February 2022) was a

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-born Italian stage and film actress.

Biography

Mavie Bardanzellu was born in

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and graduated from the Studio Fersen di Arti Sceniche in

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, where she studied acting according to the Stanislavski method. In 1962, she debuted as a protagonist in ''Una storia sarda'', a neorealistic movie directed by

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. She appeared in '' A Question of Honour'' by

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, ''

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'' (1965), and in '' Carogne si nasce'' (by

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) and '' Silvia e l’amore'' (by Silvio Bergonzelli), both in 1968. In 1969, she had a role in ''

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'' by

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, and played one of the main characters in '' La battaglia del Sinai'', an Italian-Israeli film set during the

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and directed by

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. That same year she got a lead role in '' Pelle di Bandito'' (by

), which ran at the

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. In 1972, she worked in the film '' Abuso di potere'' (by

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Death

Bardanzellu died on 5 February 2022, at the age of 83.Lutto a Luras e nel mondo del cinema, scomparsa l’attrice Mavie Bardanzellu

References

Bibliography

* Poppi Roberto, ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Vol. 2: Tutti i film italiani'', 2007. *Autore Poppi Roberto & Pecorari Mario, ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Vol. 3/1: Tutti i film italiani dal 1960 al 1969'', Gremese Editore, 2007. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bardanzellu, Mavie 1938 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses People from the Province of Sassari