Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Born: 1908-05-20 in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Died: 1995-11-22
Known For: Acting
Biography
Maria Cumani Quasimodo was an Italian actress and dancer. Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro. In 1937, she made her professional debut as a dancer, and shortly later she specialized in "poetic dance", a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic verses. She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960. In the meanwhile, Cumani Quasimodo started a double career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress. Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, L'arte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo. - Wiki
Filmography
1989
- The House of Witchcraft as Witch
1988
- Nosferatu in Venice as Princess
1987
- Teresa as contessa madre
1984
- She as Moona
1975
- The Baby Sitter as Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
1974
- The Two Missionaries as Marchesa Gonzaga
- Riot in a Women's Prison as Ursula - the Mother Superior
- Five Women for the Killer as Marta
1973
- Heart as La Nonna
- The Nun and the Devil as Lavinia
- Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate as la madre di Teresa
1972
- Pulp as Office Manageress
- All the Colours of the Dark as Elderly Neighbor
1969
- The Laughing Woman as Sayer's Secretary
- Medea as (uncredited)
1967
- The Subversives as Ludovico's Mother
- Play-Boy as Baroness
- Night Is Made for Stealing as Olga
1966
- Pardon, Are You for or Against? as Baronessa Cornianu
1964
- Summer Frenzy as Julia