Silvana Mangano
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1930-04-21
- Died
- 1989-12-16
- Place of birth
- Rome, Latium, Italy
- Also known as
- 실바나 망가노 · 실바나 만가노 · Сильвана Мангано
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (45)
Dune
1984
as Reverend Mother Ramallo
The Decameron
1971
as The Madonna (uncredited)
Barabbas
1961
as Rachel
Ulysses
1954
as Circe / Penelope
Death in Venice
1971
as Tadzio's Mother
Theorem
1968
as Lucia, the Mother
Black Magic
1949
as (uncredited)
Ludwig
1973
as Cosima von Bülow
Bitter Rice
1949
as Silvana
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oedipus Rex
1967
as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
The Witches
1967
as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
The Great War
1959
as Costantina
We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
1987
as Elisa
Anna
1951
as Anna
Conversation Piece
1974
as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Caprice Italian Style
1968
as Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
The Flying Saucer
1964
as Vittoria
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
1966
as Silvia
The Last Judgment
1961
as Signora Matteoni
The Verona Trial
1963
as Edda Ciano
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
1960
as Marina
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
1966
as Emanuela
A Difficult Life
1961
as Self
The Gold of Naples
1954
as Teresa (segment "Teresa")
My Wife
1964
as The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
Lure of the Sila
1949
as Rosaria Campolo
Mambo
1954
as Giovanna Masetti
Five Branded Women
1960
as Jovanka
For Love One Dies
1972
as Elena
Tempest
1958
as Masha
Outlaw Girl
1950
as Mara
Flesh Will Surrender
1947
as Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
The Scopone Game
1972
as Antonia
Scipio the African
1971
as Emilia
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Men and Wolves
1957
as Teresa
Luchino Visconti
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
as Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
2008
as Self (archive footage)
This Angry Age
1957
as Suzanne Dufresne
The Last Judgment
1945
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
1967
as Assurdina Caì
This Wine of Love
1947
as Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)
About Silvana Mangano
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 w… With 47 credits spanning from 1945 to 2026, Silvana Mangano has appeared in 45 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Dune (1984) — as Reverend Mother Ramallo
- The Decameron (1971) — as The Madonna (uncredited)
- Barabbas (1961) — as Rachel
- Ulysses (1954) — as Circe / Penelope
- Death in Venice (1971) — as Tadzio's Mother
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