Marcella Michelangeli

• Name — Marcella Michelangeli • Birth Name — Marcella Gherardi • Born — 28 January 1943 • Birthplace — Uscio, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy • Occupation — Actress

Born Marcella Gherardi in Uscio, Italy, she won several beauty contests at a young age, including Miss Liguria. While a student at the School of Fine Arts, she attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro Duse in Genoa and acted on stage with Dario Fo. In the second half of the 1960s she moved to Rome, where she briefly had a career as a pop singer, recording several singles with the stage name Marcella. Michelangeli made her film debut in 1967, alternating art films and low profile genre works. She was also active on television, where she is probably best known for the role of Oriana Fallaci in the Giuseppe Ferrara's RAI TV-movie Panagulis Vive. After fifteen years of intense activity, she retired from showbusiness in the early 1980s. She has a son with the actor Lou Castel.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1967 — Don Juan in Sicily — Ragazza alla festa • 1969 — Let It All Hang Out (film) — Luisa • 1969 — Should a Schoolgirl Tell? — Vera Ricci • 1970 — Una storia d'amore • 1970 — And God Said to Cain — Maria • 1970 — La lunga notte dei disertori - I 7 di Marsa Matruh — Dr. Martha Vaughan • 1970 — Un caso di coscienza — Giuseppina • 1970 — Arizona Colt Returns — Sheila • 1971 — La casa delle mele mature — Marisa Cosentini • 1971 — The Big Black Sow — Miriam Novelli • 1971 — Beware of a Holy Whore — Margret • 1972 — Si può fare molto con 7 donne — Danny • 1972 — Il caso Pisciotta — Adelaide Scauri • 1974 — Milarepa — Karin • 1974 — We All Loved Each Other So Much — Gabriella • 1976 — Down and Dirty — Impieg. Postale • 1976 — Caro Michele — Viola Vivanti • 1976 — The Big Racket — Marcy • 1976 — Mark Strikes Again — Olga Kube • 1977 — Padre Padrone — Mother • 1977 — In the Highest of Skies — Eugenia • 1977 — Could It Happen Here? — Mara • 1980 — Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy — Concetta