Silvana Mangano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1930
- Died
- December 16, 1989
- Birthplace
- Rome, Latium, Italy
Silvana Mangano (21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. She won the David di Donatello for Best Actress three times - for The Verona Trial (1963), The Witches (1967), and The Scientific Cardplayer (1973) – and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress twice. Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a Miss Rome beauty pageant in 1946. This led to work in films; she achieved success in Bitter Rice (1949) and went on to forge a successful career in films, working with many notable directors like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Alberto Lattuada, and Vittorio De Sica. Her career continued well into her 50s, with supporting roles in David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Nikita Mikhalkov Dark Eyes (1987). Mangano was the wife of international film producer Dino De Laurentiis and had four children with him, including Veronica De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis. Description above from the Wikipedia article Silvana Mangano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas 2026
as Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)
We Are Cinema 2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World 2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion 2016
as Self (archive footage)
- Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes 1987
as Elisa
Dune 1984
as Reverend Mother Ramallo
Conversation Piece 1974
as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Ludwig 1973
as Cosima von Bülow
The Scopone Game 1972
as Antonia
For Love One Dies 1972
as Elena
The Decameron 1971
as The Madonna (uncredited)
Death in Venice 1971
as Tadzio's Mother
Scipio the African 1971
as Emilia
Theorem 1968
as Lucia, the Mother
Caprice Italian Style 1968
as Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
Oedipus Rex 1967
as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
The Earth As Seen from the Moon 1967
as Assurdina Caì
The Witches 1967
as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
Pardon, Are You for or Against? 1966
as Emanuela
Me, Me, Me... and the Others 1966
as Silvia
The Flying Saucer 1964
as Vittoria
My Wife 1964
as The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
The Verona Trial 1963
as Edda Ciano
Barabbas 1961
as Rachel
A Difficult Life 1961
as Self
The Last Judgment 1961
as Signora Matteoni
...And Suddenly It's Murder! 1960
as Marina
Five Branded Women 1960
as Jovanka
The Great War 1959
as Costantina
Tempest 1958
as Masha
This Angry Age 1957
as Suzanne Dufresne
Men and Wolves 1957
as Teresa
The Gold of Naples 1954
as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Ulysses 1954
as Circe / Penelope
Mambo 1954
as Giovanna Masetti
Anna 1951
as Anna
Outlaw Girl 1950
as Mara
Lure of the Sila 1949
as Rosaria Campolo
Bitter Rice 1949
as Silvana
Black Magic 1949
as (uncredited)
Flesh Will Surrender 1947
as Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
This Wine of Love 1947
as Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)
The Last Judgment 1945
Actor
Credits from TMDB.