Maria Cumani Quasimodo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1908
- Died
- November 22, 1995
- Birthplace
- Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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
The House of Witchcraft 1989
as Witch
Nosferatu in Venice 1988
as Princess
Teresa 1987
as contessa madre
She 1984
as Moona
Behind Convent Walls 1978
Actor
L'inquilina del piano di sopra 1978
Actor
The Babysitter 1975
as Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
The Two Missionaries 1974
as Mrs. Gonzaga
Five Women for the Killer 1974
as Marta
Riot in a Women's Prison 1974
as Ursula - the Mother Superior
Heart 1973
as La Nonna
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate 1973
as la madre di Teresa
The Nun and the Devil 1973
as Lavinia
Pulp 1972
as Office Manageress
All the Colours of the Dark 1972
as Elderly Neighbor
Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman 1971
Actor
Medea 1969
as (uncredited)
The Laughing Woman 1969
as Sayer's Secretary
Galileo 1968
Actor
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill! 1968
Actor
The Subversives 1967
as Ludovico's Mother
Night Is Made for Stealing 1967
as Olga
Play-Boy 1967
as Baroness
Pardon, Are You for or Against? 1966
as Baronessa Cornianu
Summer Frenzy 1964
as Julia
Credits from TMDB.