Actors - Giulietta Masina

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Giulietta Masina (22 February, 1921 - 23 March, 1994) was an acclaimed Italian motion-picture actress, and the wife of film's director, Federico Fellini.

Her first screen credit was the 1948's movie Without Pity, opposite John Kitzmiller.

She went on landing roles in a number of memorable films, and in 1957, she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her unforgettable portrayal of Cabiria
, a prostitute who endures life’s tragedies with a heartbreaking innocence and resilience.

Early Life

Born Giulia Anna Masina in San Giorgio di Piano, Italy, Masina initially studied literature but later turned to acting; while attending the university in Rome, she joined a drama ensemble and later signed on with the Ateneo Theatre Group.

By 1943 Masina was gaining notice as a radio actress and had been cast as Pallina in Cico e Pallina, a radio serial about a young married couple written by Fellini. Soon after, on October 30, 1943, she and Fellini were married.

Filmography

The White Sheik

Without Pity
Behind Closed Shutters

The Shameless Sex
Variety Lights
The White Sheik
La Strada
Il Bidone' (The Swindlers)

Nights of Cabiria
Juliet of the Spirits
Ginger and Fred
''A Day to Remember

Death

Sadly, her death from cancer, at the age of 73, occurred just months after her husband's death.

They are buried together at Rimini cemetery, the Fellini's tomb which is marked by a sail-shaped monument, the work of sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro.

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