Valeria Moriconi
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Valeria Moriconi was an Italian
actress who appeared both in movies and on stage
.
Valeria was born in Iesi, in the Marche
region of central Italy. Her earliest work was as a stage actresshttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11227374. She was very young when she acted in an art company, but the success came with the movies Gli Italiani si voltano and La Spiaggia. She won the Golden Grolla award for Le soldatesse. She performed on stage in many theatrical plays at Arlecchino Theater (now Flaiano), from Girotondo of Schnitzler
and Per un amore a Roma of Patti
to Arialda of Testori and directed by Luchino Visconti
.
In the 1960s she met director Franco Enriquez and left her husband, Aldo Moriconi, for him. After Enriquez's death she loved Vittorio Spiga, a journalist of Bologna
, and at her death he was at her bed.
The president of the Italian Republic, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
, nominated her as Great Master of Republic. In 2000 she was the voice for Papa's comments during Via Crucis. In 1999 she received the Renato Simoni
award. She worked until the end of her life, not withstanding illness (bone cancer), but on 7 June 2005 she was forced to end her theater tour of Ibsen's Ghosts (Gli Spettri).
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
actress who appeared both in movies and on stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
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Valeria was born in Iesi, in the Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
region of central Italy. Her earliest work was as a stage actresshttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11227374. She was very young when she acted in an art company, but the success came with the movies Gli Italiani si voltano and La Spiaggia. She won the Golden Grolla award for Le soldatesse. She performed on stage in many theatrical plays at Arlecchino Theater (now Flaiano), from Girotondo of Schnitzler
Schnitzler
There have been several people named Schnitzler :* Barbara Schnitzler , a German actress * Claude Schnitzler , an Alsatian-French organist * Conrad Schnitzler * Dierk H...
and Per un amore a Roma of Patti
Patti
Patti may refer to:* Patti , including people with this name* Patti, Sicily* Patti, Punjab, India* Patti, Uttar Pradesh, India* Patti caste, a group of people* Patricia, a given name...
to Arialda of Testori and directed by Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard and Death in Venice .-Life:...
.
In the 1960s she met director Franco Enriquez and left her husband, Aldo Moriconi, for him. After Enriquez's death she loved Vittorio Spiga, a journalist of Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, and at her death he was at her bed.
The president of the Italian Republic, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro , Italian politician and magistrate, was the ninth President of the Italian Republic from 1992 to 1999, and is currently a senator for life...
, nominated her as Great Master of Republic. In 2000 she was the voice for Papa's comments during Via Crucis. In 1999 she received the Renato Simoni
Renato Simoni
Renato Simoni was an Italian journalist, playwright, writer and theatrical critic noted for his collaboration work with Giuseppe Adami for Giacomo Puccini's Turandot....
award. She worked until the end of her life, not withstanding illness (bone cancer), but on 7 June 2005 she was forced to end her theater tour of Ibsen's Ghosts (Gli Spettri).
Filmography
- Un turco napoletano (1953) of Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
- Non è mai troppo tardi (1953) of Filippo Walter Ratti
- Terza liceo of Luciano EmmerLuciano EmmerLuciano Emmer was an Italian film director. He was born in Milan. He won a Golden Globe in 1951 for Pictura...
(1953) - L'amore in cittàL'Amore in CittàL'Amore in Città is a 1953 anthology film composed of six different segments, each with a different writer or director...
(1953) - episode "Gli italiani si voltano" of Alberto LattuadaAlberto LattuadaAlberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada... - L'eterna femmina (1954) of Marc AllégretMarc AllégretMarc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven...
- Il barcaiolo di Amalfi (1954) of Mino Roli
- L'amante di Paride (1954) of Marc Allégret and Edgar G. Ulmer
- La spiaggia (1954) of Alberto LattuadaAlberto LattuadaAlberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada...
- Miseria e nobiltàMiseria e Nobiltà-Cast:Totò: , Dolores Palumbo: , Enzo Turco: , Valeria Moriconi: , Franca Faldini: , Liana Billi: , Franco Sportelli: , Gianni Cavalieri: , Sophia Loren: , Carlo Croccolo: , Giuseppe Porelli: , Franco Pastorino: , Franco Melidoni: , Giulia...
(1954) of Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.... - Napoli è sempre Napoli (1954) of Armando Fizzarotti
- Gli innamorati (1955) of Mauro BologniniMauro BologniniMauro Bolognini was an Italian film director of literate sensibility, known for masterful handling of period subject matter.-Biography:Mauro Bolognini was born in Pistoia, Tuscany....
- Una voce una chitarra e un po' di luna (1956) of Giacomo GentilomoGiacomo GentilomoGiacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter.-Filmography:* Maciste e la regina di Samar * Le verdi bandiere di Allah * Brenno il nemico di Roma * I lancieri neri...
- TotòTotòPrince Antonio Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno De Curtis di Bisanzio Gagliardi, best known by his stage name Totò and nicknamed il principe della risata was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter...
, lascia o raddoppia?Lascia o raddoppia?Lascia o raddoppia? was a game show that aired on Italian television from 1955-1959. It was considered the Italian version of The $64,000 Question....
(1956) of Camillo MastrocinqueCamillo MastrocinqueCamillo Mastrocinque was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 63 films between 1937 and 1968.-Selected filmography:* Lost in the Dark * Gli Inesorabili... - I miliardari (1956) of Guido Malatesta
- Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (1956) of Mauro Bolognini
- I giorni più belliI giorni più belliI giorni più belli is a 1956 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Franco Interlenghi.-Cast:* Franco Interlenghi* Vittorio De Sica* Mario Carotenuto* Valeria Moriconi* Mario Riva...
(1956)of Mario MattòliMario MattoliMario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.... - Gli anni che non ritornano (La meilleure part) (1956) of Yves AllégretYves AllégretYves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:...
- I dritti (1957) of Mario AmendolaMario AmendolaMario Amendola was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975...
- L'amore nasce a Roma (1958) of Mario Amendola
- Las aeroguapas (1958) of Eduardo Manzanos Brochero
- La rivolta dei gladiatori (1958) of Vittorio CottafaviVittorio CottafaviVittorio Cottafavi was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1943 and 1985...
- Il terrore dell'Oklahoma (1959) of Mario AmendolaMario AmendolaMario Amendola was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975...
- I ragazzi dei Parioli (1959) of Sergio CorbucciSergio CorbucciSergio Corbucci was an Italian film director. He is best known for his very violent yet intelligent spaghetti westerns...
- Le cameriere (1959) of Carlo Ludovico BragagliaCarlo Ludovico BragagliaCarlo Ludovico Bragaglia was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid 1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò...
- Lui, lei e il nonno (1961) of Anton Giulio MajanoAnton Giulio MajanoAnton Giulio Majano was an Italian screenwriter and film director. His career spanned from 1937 to 1986.-Selected filmography:* Un giorno nella vita * The Eternal Chain * Atom Age Vampire...
- Un giorno da leoni (1961) of Nanni LoyNanni LoyNanni Loy was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia...
- A cavallo della tigre (1961) of Luigi ComenciniLuigi ComenciniLuigi Comencini was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre....
- Ultimatum alla vita (1962) of Renato Polselli
- Le soldatesse (1965) of Valerio ZurliniValerio ZurliniValerio Zurlini was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter.-Biography:During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party...
- Una macchia rosa (1970) of Enzo Muzii
- Il saprofita (1974) of Sergio Nasca
- Calamo (1975) of Massimo Pirri
- Quelle strane occasioni (1976) - episode "Italian Superman" di Anonimo (Nanni LoyNanni LoyNanni Loy was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia...
) - Per amore di Cesarina (1976) of Vittorio Sindoni
- Che notte quella notte! (1976) of Ghigo De Chiara
- Improvviso (1979) of Edith Bruck
- La fine è nota (1993) of Cristina Comencini
- La forza del passato (2002) of Piergiorgio Gay
Television
- I grandi camaleonti (1964) of Edmo Fenoglio
- Resurrezione (1965) of Franco Enriquez
- La locandiera (1966) of Franco Enriquez
- MacbethMacbethThe Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
(1975) of Franco Enriquez - Alle origini della mafia (1976) of Enzo Muzii - episode "La speranza"
- Viaggio a Goldonia (1982) of Ugo GregorettiUgo GregorettiUgo Gregoretti is an Italian film director, actor and screenwriter. He has directed 20 films since 1956. He was born in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Ro.Go.Pa.G. * Les plus belles escroqueries du monde...
- Chéri (1988) of Enzo Muzii