Giulietta Masina

Also known as Giulia Anna Masina

Italian actress (1921–1994)

Film & TV

San Giorgio di Piano, Italy

Giulietta Masina (22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film and stage actress. She starred in La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in 1956 and 1957, respectively. Masina won the Best Actress award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival for the later film. She was the wife and muse of the Italian film director Federico Fellini,…

Known for

The Feather Fairy - Two Worlds — Perinbaba (archive footage)2023
Fellinopolis — Self - Actress (archive footage)2021
We Are Cinema — Self (archive footage)2021
Fellini dice... — Self2006
Giulietta Masina: The Power of a Smile — Self (archive footage)2004
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2003
Federico Fellini's Autobiography — Self (archive footage)2000
In morte di Federico Fellini1994
A Day to Remember — Bertille1991
Anthony Quinn: An Original — Self1990

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Key facts

Born: Giulia Anna Masina , ( 1921-02-22 ) 22 February 1921, San Giorgio di Piano , Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died: 23 March 1994 (1994-03-23) (aged 73), Rome , Italy
Burial place: Monumental Cemetery of Rimini
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1942–1991
Spouse: Federico Fellini ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; died 1993 )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: San Giorgio di Piano
Place of death: Rome
Spouse: Federico Fellini
Educated at: Sapienza University of Rome
Languages spoken: Italian
Genre: Italian neorealism
Image: Giulietta Masina (1966).jpg
Residence: Rome

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Commons category: Giulietta Masina
date of birth: 1921-02-22
date of death: 1994-03-23
start of work period: 1948-00-00
cause of death: lung cancer
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Giulietta Masina
name in native language: Giulietta Masina
end of work period: 1991-00-00
birth name: Giulia Anna Masina

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Encyclopedic overview

Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈljetta maˈziːna]; 22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in La Strada (1954) and Cabiria in Nights of Cabiria (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.

Cinema historian Peter Bondanella described Masina's work as "masterful" and "unforgettable"; and Charlie Chaplin, with whose work Masina's is often compared, called her "the actress who moved him most".

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