Rosy Mazzacurati (born in 1938) is an

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former film and stage actress.

Life and career

Born in

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, Mazzacurati was the daughter of the sculptor and painter Renato Marino Mazzacurati. Eager to embark on an acting career, at young age she moved to Rome, where she enrolled 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 ...

, graduating in 1953. She had made her film debut one year earlier, in the

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's drama '' Art. 519 codice penale''. During her career Mazzacurati was often cast in supporting roles, notably playing a role of weight in

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's movie ''

La Notte ''La Notte'' (; en, "The Night") is a 1961 drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti (with Umberto Eco appearing in a cameo). Filmed on location in Milan, the film is the rela ...

''. She was also active on stage. Mazzacurati retired in the mid-1960s.

Selected filmography

* ''

Article 519, Penal Code ''Article 519, Penal Code'' (Italian: ''Art. 519 codice penale'', French: ''Violence charnelle'') is a 1952 French-Italian crime film directed by Leonardo Cortese and starring Henri Vidal, Cosetta Greco and Paolo Stoppa.Domenico p.280 The film' ...

'' (1952) * '' Cavalcade of Song '' (1953) * '' The Beach'' (1954) * '' Ore 10: lezione di canto'' (1955) * '' Red and Black'' (1955) * ''

Young Husbands ''Young Husbands'' ( it, Giovani mariti) is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. For this film Armando Nannuzzi won a Nastro d'Argento, Silver Ribbon (Nastro d'Argento) for Be ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Black Chapel ''The Black Chapel'' (German: ''Geheimaktion schwarze Kapelle'') is a 1959 political thriller film directed by Ralph Habib and starring Dawn Addams, Peter van Eyck and Ernst Schröder. It is based on the novel ''Die schwarze Kapelle'' by Olav H ...

'' (1959) * ''

'' (1961) * '' La monaca di Monza'' (1962)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazzacurati, Rosy 1938 births Actors from Ferrara Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Living people Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni