María Denis
María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born Italian film actress. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was sixteen, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl next door characters.[1] Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film Private Angelo.
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| Born | Maria Esther Beomonte 22 November 1916 |
| Died | 15 April 2004 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932 - 1954 |
Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress.
Selected filmography
- What Scoundrels Men Are! (1932) - (uncredited)
- The Telephone Operator (1932) - (uncredited)
- Non c'è bisogno di denaro (1933) - Caterina
- 1860 (1933) - Clelia
- My Little One (1933) - La ragazza nel bar all'aperto
- Tourist Train (1933) - Maria
- L'impiegata di papà (1933) - Collega
- Villafranca (1934)
- Seconda B (1934) - Marta Renzi
- The Matchmaker (1934)
- La mia vita sei tu (1934) - La graziosa ragazza
- Mr. Desire (1934)
- Creatures of the Night (1934) - L'altra ragazza
- Together in the Dark (1935) - Manicure
- Lorenzino de' Medici (1935) - Nella
- The Joker King (1936) - Fanya
- God's Will Be Done (1936) - Anna
- Joe the Red (1936) - Marietta Clavel
- King of Diamonds (1936) - Lola
- The Countess of Parma (1937) - Adriana
- Lasciate ogni speranza (1937) - La figlia Gina
- The Two Misanthropists (1937) - Betty
- Naples of Olden Times (1938) - Ninetta
- Ballerine (1938)
- Departure (1938) - Anna Diana
- They've Kidnapped a Man (1938) - L'amichetta del attore
- Who Are You? (1939) - Francesca
- Pretty or Plain They All Get Married (1939) - Marcella
- The Document (1939) - La contessina Luisa Sabelli
- Two on a Vacation (1940) - Liliana Casali
- The Last Enemy (1940) - Anna Vitali
- The Two Mothers (1940) - Agatina
- Fortuna (1940) - La figlia del direttore del giornale
- The Siege of the Alcazar (1940) - Conchita Alvarez
- Abandonment (1940) - Maria, sua sorella
- Goodbye Youth (1940) - Dorina
- La compagnia della teppa (1941) - Ada Mellario
- L'amore canta (1941) - Vera
- Yes, Madam (1942) - Cristina Zunino
- I sette peccati (1942) - Isa Sturmer
- The Two Orphans (1942) - Luisa
- La maestrina (1942) - Maria Bini, la maestrina
- Canal grande (1943) - Lisa
- Responsibility Comes Back (1945) - Anna Bortone
- La Vie de Bohème (1945) - Mimi / Mimì
- Malìa (1946) - Nedda, sorella di Jana
- Crime News (1947)
- Nada (1947) - Ena Berenguer
- Four Women (1947) - Blanca / Elena / Lola / Marta
- The Dance of Death (1948) - Rita
- Private Angelo (1949) - Lucrezia
- The Flame That Will Not Die (1949) - Maria
- A Slice of Life (1954) - La signora (segment "Scusi ma...") (final film role)
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References
- Reich & Garofalo p.334
Bibliography
- Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links
- María Denis on IMDb
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