Giulietta Masina

Giulietta Masina

1921-02-22 – 1994-03-23 (age 73) San Giorgio di Piano, Italy
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Biography

Giulietta Masina (22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film and stage actress. She starred in La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in 1956 and 1957, respectively. Masina won the Best Actress award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival for the later film.

She was the wife and muse of the Italian film director Federico Fellini, in whom she found an artistic equal and collaborator. Owing to her intense performances of naïve characters dealing with cruel circumstances, Masina is often called the "female Chaplin".

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Known For

Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria

1957

as Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli

Fortunella
Fortunella

1958

as Nanda Diotallevi, detta 'Fortunella'

La Strada
La Strada

1954

as Gelsomina

Giulietta Masina: The Power of a Smile
Giulietta Masina: The Power of a Smile

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Angels of Darkness
Angels of Darkness

1954

as Rosita

Paisan
Paisan

1946

as Young Woman on Palace Stairs (uncredited)

Europa '51
Europa '51

1952

as Passerotto

Ginger and Fred
Ginger and Fred

1986

as Amelia "Ginger" Bonetti

Variety Lights
Variety Lights

1950

as Melina Amour

Juliet of the Spirits
Juliet of the Spirits

1965

as Giulietta Boldrini

The White Sheik
The White Sheik

1952

as Cabiria, the Prostitute

We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema

2021

as Self (archive footage)

The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969

as Gabrielle

The Swindle
The Swindle

1955

as Iris

Lo scocciatore
Lo scocciatore

1953

as Irene

Lykke og krone
The Feather Fairy
The Feather Fairy

1985

as Perinbaba

Ciao, Federico!
Ciao, Federico!

1970

as Self (uncredited)