Maria Cumani Quasimodo
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 verses. She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960. In the meanwhile, Cumani Quasimodo started a double career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress. Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, L'arte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo. - Wiki
Filmography
The House of Witchcraft
as Witch
The House of Witchcraft
as Witch
Nosferatu in Venice
as Princess
Nosferatu in Venice
as Princess
Teresa
as contessa madre
Teresa
as contessa madre
Behind Convent Walls
Behind Convent Walls
L'inquilina del piano di sopra
L'inquilina del piano di sopra
The Babysitter
as Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
The Babysitter
as Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
The Two Missionaries
as Mrs. Gonzaga
The Two Missionaries
as Mrs. Gonzaga
Five Women for the Killer
as Marta
Five Women for the Killer
as Marta
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Ursula - the Mother Superior
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Ursula - the Mother Superior
Heart
as La Nonna
Heart
as La Nonna
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as la madre di Teresa
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as la madre di Teresa
The Nun and the Devil
as Lavinia
The Nun and the Devil
as Lavinia
Pulp
as Office Manageress
Pulp
as Office Manageress
All the Colours of the Dark
as Elderly Neighbor
All the Colours of the Dark
as Elderly Neighbor
Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman
Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman
Medea
as (uncredited)
Medea
as (uncredited)
The Laughing Woman
as Sayer's Secretary
The Laughing Woman
as Sayer's Secretary
Galileo
Galileo
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
The Subversives
as Ludovico's Mother
The Subversives
as Ludovico's Mother
Night Is Made for Stealing
as Olga
Night Is Made for Stealing
as Olga
Play-Boy
as Baroness
Play-Boy
as Baroness
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as Baronessa Cornianu
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as Baronessa Cornianu
Summer Frenzy
as Julia
Summer Frenzy
as Julia