Maria Antonietta Beluzzi

Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (26 July 1930 – 9 August 1997) was an Italian actress who appeared in a number of films in her native country. She is probably best known as the large and huge-breasted tobacconist in Federico Fellini's Amarcord, whose sexual arousal by the male teenager protagonist ends with ironic results. This casting occurred ten years after Fellini first cast her in an uncredited role (as a screen test candidate for La Saraghina[1]) in .

Maria Antonietta Beluzzi
Born(1930-07-26)26 July 1930
Died9 August 1997(1997-08-09) (aged 67)
Other namesMaria Antonietta

In a minor plot point, her performance in Amarcord is discussed fondly by the characters in John Irving's Until I Find You (2005).

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1963La vita provvisoria
1963Bit PartUncredited
1973AmarcordTobacconist
1974L'erotomaneGertrude
1974Ante UpMamma Rosa
1975Di che segno sei?Maria Vincenzoni 'King Kong'
1975Il giustiziere di mezzogiornoSignorina Barzuacchi
1976Take All of MeSimone, l'affitacamere
1976Per amore di CesarinaWife of Luigi
1978L'inquilina del piano di sopraEvelina De Vitis(final film role)

References

  1. "Maria Antonietta Beluzzi - Filmography". cinema.com. Retrieved 26 September 2007.


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