Maria Pia Conte Explained

Maria Pia Conte
Birth Name:Maria Pia Vaccarezza
Birth Date:1944 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Genoa, Kingdom of Italy
Othername:Mary P. Count
Occupation:Actress

Maria Pia Conte (born 10 March 1944) is an Italian former actress.

Life and career

Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, Italy, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet.[1] After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962.[1] Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count.[1] She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber.[1] She retired in the late 1970s.[1] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love
1964Death on the Fourposter Nikki
1964Hero of Rome Valeria
1964Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens Fatima's Friend
1965Le notti della violenza
1966Vacanze sulla neve
1966Five Dollars for Ringo Miriam Grady
1966Il pianeta errante
1966Dinamite Jim Lupita
1967Blueprint for a Massacre
1967La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin Countess Uncredited
1967Ballata da un miliardo
1967Peggio per me... meglio per te Gabriella
1968If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death Jane
1969Nel labirinto del sesso (Psichidion)
1969Madame Bovary Felicitas
1969Love Is a Funny Thing La femme d'Henri
1969Juliette de Sade Juliette
1969La última aventura del Zorro Isabel
1970Veinte pasos para la muerte Hazel
1970Defeat of the Mafia Jenny Ryan
1970The Underground
1970Sti mahi tis Kritis Anna Gordon
1971Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù? Moglie del pizzicagnolo
1971And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave Susan
1971Il ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo Licia
1972La rebelión de los bucaneros
1972God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth Catherine
1972Testa in giù, gambe in aria
1973Tony Arzenta Carré's Secretary in the Nightclub Uncredited
1973The Hanging Woman Nadia Mihaly
1974The Arena Lucinia
1974Spasmo Xenia
1974And Now My Love
1974Prigione di donne Martine's Friend
1974La svergognata Giusy
1975Il sergente Rompiglioni diventa... caporale Gisella
1975La novizia Franca
1976L'infermiera... di mio padre
1976Che dottoressa ragazzi! Sigrun
1976Vento, vento, portali via con te
1976Donna... cosa si fa per te Countess Altoviti
1977Operazione Kappa: sparate a vista Ostaggia
1977L'appuntamento Adelaide Picchioni
1978Moglie nuda e siciliana Sandra - friend of Rosalia
1978Gegè Bellavita Mercedes (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. 888440214X.
  2. News: Tom Betts. Happy 70th Birthday Maria Pia Conte. 27 July 2014. Western all'italiana. March 10, 2014. .