Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano (21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s. She won the David di Donatello for Best Actress three times - for The Verona Trial (1963), The Witches (1967), and The Scientific Cardplayer (1973) – and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress twice.
Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a Miss Rome beauty pageant in 1946. This led to work in films; she achieved success in Bitter Rice (1949) and went on to forge a successful career in films, working with many notable directors like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Alberto Lattuada, and Vittorio De Sica. Her career continued well into her 50s, with supporting roles in David Lynch's Dune (1984) and Nikita Mikhalkov Dark Eyes (1987).
Mangano was the wife of international film producer Dino De Laurentiis and had four children with him, including Veronica De Laurentiis and Raffaella De Laurentiis.
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Movies (45)
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026 · Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)
We Are Cinema
2021 · Self (archive footage)
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
2008 · Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
1987 · Elisa
Dune
1984 · Reverend Mother Ramallo
Conversation Piece
1974 · Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Ludwig
1973 · Cosima von Bülow
The Scopone Game
1972 · Antonia
For Love One Dies
1972 · Elena
The Decameron
1971 · The Madonna (uncredited)
Death in Venice
1971 · Tadzio's Mother
Scipio the African
1971 · Emilia
Theorem
1968 · Lucia, the Mother
Caprice Italian Style
1968 · Bambinaia / Moglie dell'Automobilista / La Regina
Oedipus Rex
1967 · Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)
The Witches
1967 · Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
1967 · Assurdina Caì
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
1966 · Emanuela
Me, Me, Me... and the Others
1966 · Silvia
The Flying Saucer
1964 · Vittoria
My Wife
1964 · The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")
The Verona Trial
1963 · Edda Ciano
Barabbas
1961 · Rachel
A Difficult Life
1961 · Self
The Last Judgment
1961 · Signora Matteoni
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
1960 · Marina
Five Branded Women
1960 · Jovanka
The Great War
1959 · Costantina
Tempest
1958 · Masha
This Angry Age
1957 · Suzanne Dufresne
Men and Wolves
1957 · Teresa
The Gold of Naples
1954 · Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Ulysses
1954 · Circe / Penelope
Mambo
1954 · Giovanna Masetti
Anna
1951 · Anna
Outlaw Girl
1950 · Mara
Lure of the Sila
1949 · Rosaria Campolo
Bitter Rice
1949 · Silvana
Black Magic
1949 · (uncredited)
Flesh Will Surrender
1947 · Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)
This Wine of Love
1947 · Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)
The Last Judgment
1945
