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
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1908-05-20 · Milano, Lombardia, Italy
- Died
- 1995-11-22
Known for
- The Two Missionaries (1974) — Mrs. Gonzaga
- Medea (1969) — (uncredited)
- All the Colours of the Dark (1972) — Elderly Neighbor
- Nosferatu in Venice (1988) — Princess
- Behind Convent Walls (1978)
- She (1984) — Moona
- The Laughing Woman (1969) — Sayer's Secretary
- Pulp (1972) — Office Manageress
- Galileo (1968)
- The House of Witchcraft (1989) — Witch
- Pardon, Are You for or Against? (1966) — Baronessa Cornianu
- Five Women for the Killer (1974) — Marta
- Teresa (1987) — contessa madre
- The Nun and the Devil (1973) — Lavinia
- Riot in a Women's Prison (1974) — Ursula - the Mother Superior
- Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate (1973) — la madre di Teresa