Pupella Maggio
Pupella Maggio (born Giustina Maria Maggio) (24 April 1910 – 8 December 1999) was an Italian film actress.
Pupella Maggio | |
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| Born | Giustina Maria Maggio 24 April 1910 |
| Died | 8 December 1999 (aged 89) Rome, Italy |
| Children | Maria Dell'Isola |
| Parent(s) | Domenico "Mimì" Maggio (father) Antonietta Gravante |
| Relatives | Beniamino Maggio (brother) Dante Maggio (brother) Enzo Maggio (brother) Rosalia Maggio (sister) |
Life and career
Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage aged twelve years old, as the sidekick of her brother Beniamino. She later worked with several companies, including the ones led by Rina Morelli and by Eduardo De Filippo, where after the death of Titina De Filippo she inherited most of her roles.[1]
Maggio also appeared in several films, winning the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Luigi Zampa's Be Sick... It's Free.[1][2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1947 | Bullet for Stefano | Marta | |
| 1947 | Lost in the Dark | ||
| 1954 | The Doctor of the Mad | ||
| 1958 | Mogli pericolose | Aurelia Bertuetti a.k.a. "Lolita" | |
| 1958 | Serenatella sciuè sciuè | Tina Paradiso | |
| 1958 | Il terribile Teodoro | ||
| 1959 | La Fortuna Con L'effe Maiuscola | ||
| 1959 | La duchessa di Santa Lucia | ||
| 1959 | Il terrore dell'Oklahoma | ||
| 1959 | Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia | Filumena | |
| 1960 | Anônimas Cocottes | ||
| 1960 | Mariti in pericolo | Lucia | |
| 1960 | Two Women | Peasant | |
| 1960 | Caravan petrol | ||
| 1960 | A Qualcuna Piace Calvo | Marcella's Mother | |
| 1962 | The Four Days of Naples | Arturo's Mother | Uncredited |
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Noah's Wife | |
| 1968 | Be Sick... It's Free | Mrs. Antonietta Parisi | |
| 1971 | Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli | Antonietta Parisi | |
| 1972 | The Valachi Papers | Letizia Reina | |
| 1973 | Amarcord | Miranda Biondi | |
| 1981 | Lacrime napulitane | ||
| 1988 | Cinema Paradiso | Maria (old) | |
| 1988 | Days of Inspector Ambrosio | Rosa Cuomo | |
| 1990 | Sabato, domenica e lunedì | Zia Memé | |
| 2002 | Fate come noi | Giustina | (final film role) |
References
- Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960.
- Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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