Marisa Solinas
Marisa Solinas with her son David (1967)
Marisa Solinas with her son David (1967)
Background information
Birth nameMarisa Anna Solinas
Born(1939-05-30)30 May 1939
Genoa, Italy
Died12 February 2019(2019-02-12) (aged 79)
Rome, Italy
GenresBeat music, Pop music
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1964–2019

Marisa Anna Solinas (30 May 1939 – 12 February 2019), best known as Marisa Solinas, was an Italian actress and singer.

Life

Born in Genoa to a Sardinian father and a Tuscan mother from Garfagnana,[1] Marisa Solinas made her film debut in 1961, but her career was launched the following year when she was chosen by Mario Monicelli to be the main actress in "Renzo e Luciana", one of the four episodes of Boccaccio '70;[1][2] the same year she appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's film debut, La commare secca and acted on stage in Fogli d'album at the Festival dei Due Mondi.[2] Later she starred in a large number of genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns, and appeared in several successful TV-series.[2]

She was also a singer, and published two albums and several singles, one of these released by La voce del padrone.[3]

She died on 12 February 2019, at the age of 79.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Carlo Di Carlo, Gaio Fratini (1962). Boccaccio '70. Cappelli, 1962.
  2. 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003.
  3. Giacomo Serreli. Boghes e sonos. Scuola sarda, 2003.
  4. "Addio a Marisa Anna Solinas, attrice e cantante di origini sarde". 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.