Lucia Modugno
Born: 1932-07-09 in Bari, Puglia, Italy
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lucia Modugno (Bari, July 9, 1932) is an Italian actress, theater director, and writer. She made her film debut in 1959 with Il generale Della Rovere by Rossellini and has acted in both auteur and genre films, working with directors such as Risi, Scola, Corbucci, and Bava. On television, she appeared in dramas like Anna Karenina and Il segno del comando. On stage, she performed with renowned actors and, since 1980, has led her own theater company, directing plays by authors such as Moravia, Shaw, and Feydeau, often adapting them into musicals. Among her latest productions are Cose turche (2009) and L’Occhio di Eros. From 2009 to 2022, she made cameo appearances in films and TV series directed by Muccino, Avati, and others. In 2022, she joined the main cast of Home Sweet Rome, a new series by Hannah Montana creator Michael Poryes. She has published five books: two on show business, two novels, and a novelized essay.
Filmography
1972
- Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino as Margherita
1969
- Isabella, Duchess of the Devils as Fabienne Krüger
1968
- Danger: Diabolik as Prostitute
- Her Private Hell as Marisa
1967
- LSD Flesh of Devil as Liz - the guinea-pig for LSD
1966
- Navajo Joe as Geraldine
- The Sultans as Maguy
- My Name Is Pecos as Mary Burton
- For a Few Dollars Less as Sally
- È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere as Elena Davilas
- Operation White Shark as Eva
1965
- From Istanbul, Orders to Kill as Olga
1963
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much as Nurse
- The Monsters as Clara Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte")
- The Swindlers as Franca (segment "Suore")
1960
1959
- General Della Rovere as Partisan girl