Maria Pia Conte
Born
Maria Pia Vaccarezza

(1944-03-10) 10 March 1944
Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Other namesMary P. Count
OccupationActress

Maria Pia Conte (born 10 March 1944) is an Italian former actress.

Life and career

Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, Italy, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet.[1] After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962.[1] Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count.[1] She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber.[1] She retired in the late 1970s.[1][2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1954Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love
1964Death on the FourposterNikki
1964Hero of RomeValeria
1964Ali Baba and the Seven SaracensFatima's Friend
1965Le notti della violenza
1966Vacanze sulla neve
1966Five Dollars for RingoMiriam Grady
1966Il pianeta errante
1966Dinamite JimLupita
1967Blueprint for a Massacre
1967La morte viene dal pianeta AytinCountessUncredited
1967Ballata da un miliardo
1967Peggio per me... meglio per teGabriella
1968If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your DeathJane
1969Nel labirinto del sesso (Psichidion)
1969Madame BovaryFelicitas
1969Love Is a Funny ThingLa femme d'Henri
1969Juliette de SadeJuliette
1969La última aventura del ZorroIsabel
1970Veinte pasos para la muerteHazel
1970Defeat of the MafiaJenny Ryan
1970The Underground
1970Sti mahi tis KritisAnna Gordon
1971Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù?Moglie del pizzicagnolo
1971And the Crows Will Dig Your GraveSusan
1971Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondoLicia
1972La rebelión de los bucaneros
1972God in Heaven... Arizona on EarthCatherine
1972Testa in giù, gambe in aria
1973Tony ArzentaCarré's Secretary in the NightclubUncredited
1973The Hanging WomanNadia Mihaly
1974The ArenaLucinia
1974SpasmoXenia
1974And Now My Love
1974Prigione di donneMartine's Friend
1974La svergognataGiusy
1975Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporaleGisella
1975La noviziaFranca
1976L'infermiera... di mio padre
1976Che dottoressa ragazzi!Sigrun
1976Vento, vento, portali via con te
1976Donna... cosa si fa per teCountess Altoviti
1977Operazione Kappa: sparate a vistaOstaggia
1977L'appuntamentoAdelaide Picchioni
1978Moglie nuda e sicilianaSandra - friend of Rosalia
1978Gegè BellavitaMercedes(final film role)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. Tom Betts (10 March 2014). "Happy 70th Birthday Maria Pia Conte". Western all'italiana. Retrieved 27 July 2014..
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