Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1908-05-20
- Day of Death1995-11-22 (87 years)
- Place of BirthMilano, Lombardia, Italy
- Also Known AsMaria Clementina Cumani Quasimodo
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Biography
Maria Cumani Quasimodo was an Italian actress and dancer. Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro. In 1937, she made her professional debut as a dancer, and shortly later she specialized in "poetic dance", a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic...Read More
Acting Career
- 1989
The House of Witchcraft
As: Witch
- 1988
Nosferatu in Venice
As: Princess
- 1987
Teresa
As: contessa madre
- 1984
She
As: Moona
- 1975
The Baby Sitter
As: Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
- 1974
The Two Missionaries
As: Marchesa Gonzaga
- 1974
Five Women for the Killer
As: Marta
- 1974
Riot in a Women's Prison
As: Ursula - the Mother Superior
1973Heart
As: La Nonna
1973Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
As: la madre di Teresa
1973The Nun and the Devil
As: Lavinia
1972Pulp
As: Office Manageress
- 1972
All the Colors of the Dark
As: Elderly Neighbor
- 1970
Medea
As: (uncredited)
1969The Laughing Woman
As: Sayer's Secretary
1967The Subversives
As: Ludovico's Mother
1967Night Is Made for Stealing
As: Olga
1967Play-Boy
As: Baroness
1966Pardon, Are You for or Against?
As: Baronessa Cornianu
1964Summer Frenzy
As: Julia