Rosalia Maggio Biography
Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl (1921–1995)
Rosalia Maggio (1 May 1921 – 25 July 1995) was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl. She was the youngest of the Maggio siblings.
Biography
Born in Palermo, she was the daughter of two comedian actors and sister of actors Enzo, Dante, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio. She debuted at 5 years old as a child actress. Maggio appeared widely in films, theatrical plays, radio dramas, revues, sceneggiate, and operetta. She died of cancer in Naples at 75.
Selected filmography
Film
- 1936: The Two Sergeants – (uncredited)
- 1954: Desiderio 'e sole – Aunt Clara Di Capua
- 1954: Letter from Naples – Concetta
- 1955: Tragic Ballad – cameriera casa Accardi
- 1956: Te stò aspettanno
- 1958: Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics – Anita
- 1958: Carosello di canzoni – Signora Concetta Apicella
- 1959: Fantasmi e ladri
- 1961: Revenge of the Conquered
- 1961: Day by Day, Desperately – Adele
- 1962: Roaring Years – Donna Nunzia Acquamano
- 1962: The Four Days of Naples – Scared Woman (uncredited)
- 1963: The Girl from Parma – Iris
- 1963: La donna degli altri è sempre più bella – Lucia Marcani (segment "La dirittura morale")
- 1963: Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio
- 1964: I due toreri
- 1965: Made in Italy – Another Guest (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2")
- 1965: Menage all'italiana – Stella's Mother
- 1972: Don't Torture a Duckling – Mrs. Spriano – Michele's Mother
- 1974: I guappi – Amalia Scognamiglio
- 1980: La pagella
- 1981: I figli... so' pezzi 'e core – Donna Concetta
- 1981: Nel segno del leone
- 1985: The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal – Vedova Pescatore
- 1988: Chiari di luna – Suor Resurrezione
Television
- 1964: Michele Settespiriti – Elvira
- 1987–1993: Eurocops
References
External links
- Rosalia Maggio at IMDb
