Rosy Mazzacurati
Mazzacurati in 1953
Born(1935-05-09)9 May 1935
Gualtieri, Reggio Emilia, Kingdom of Italy
Died16 October 2020(2020-10-16) (aged 85)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Rosy Mazzacurati (9 May 1935 – 16 October 2020) was an Italian film and stage actress.

Life and career

Born in Ferrara, Mazzacurati was the daughter of the sculptor and painter Renato Marino Mazzacurati. Eager to embark on an acting career, at young age she moved to Rome, where she enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1953.[1] She had made her film debut one year earlier, in the Leonardo Cortese's drama Art. 519 codice penale.[1]

During her career Mazzacurati was often cast in supporting roles, notably playing a role of weight in Michelangelo Antonioni's movie La Notte.[1] She was also active on stage.[1] Mazzacurati retired in the mid-1960s.[1]

Mazzacurati died in Rome on 16 October 2020, at the age of 85.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 233–234. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ↑ "Rosy Mazzacurati". Associazione Culturale on Facebook. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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