| Marcella Michelangeli | |
| Birth Name: | Marcella Gherardi |
| Birth Date: | 1943 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Uscio, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Marcella Michelangeli (born 28 January 1943) is an Italian former actress and singer.
Born Marcella Gherardi in Uscio, Italy, she won several beauty contests at a young age, including Miss Liguria.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
Michelangeli made her film debut in 1967, alternating art films and low profile genre works.[1] [2] 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.[1] [2] After fifteen years of intense activity, she retired from showbusiness in the early 1980s.[1] [2]
She has a son with the actor Lou Castel.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Don Juan in Sicily | Ragazza alla festa | ||
| 1969 | Luisa | |||
| 1969 | 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 | Nel più alto dei cieli | Eugenia | ||
| 1977 | Could It Happen Here? | Mara | ||
| 1980 | Concetta |