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Film & TV
Acting · Roma, Lazio, Italy
Anna Maria Massetani better known as Lea Massari (30 June 1933 — 23 June 2025) was an Italian actress. When she was 22, she changed her name to Lea Massari after the death of her fiancé Leo. She studied architecture in Switzerland. Massari became a celebrity in art cinema for two roles, the missing girl Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura (1960), and as Clara, the mother of a sexually…
Known for
- Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit — Self (archive footage)2017
- Il était une fois Sergio Leone — Self2014
- Journey of Love — Zaira1990
- Una donna spezzata1988
- Secrets Secrets — Marta1985
- The Seventh Target — Nelly1984
- Sarah — Carla Angelli1983
- Return to Lisca Bianca Island — Anna (voice) (archive footage)1983
- La Flambeuse — Louise1981
- Christ Stopped at Eboli — Luisa Levi1979
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Italy
- Active from
- 1933
- Active to
- 2025
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 158
- Total plays
- 465
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- <i>Gaia</i> Data Release 2
· 2018 · cited 7,447x
- Circular RNAs are a large class of animal RNAs with regulatory potency
· 2013 · cited 6,820x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,417x
- <i>Gaia</i> Data Release 3
· 2023 · cited 4,141x
- <i>Gaia</i>Early Data Release 3
· 2021 · cited 3,750x
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Key facts
- Born
- Anna Maria Massatani , ( 1933-06-30 ) 30 June 1933, Rome , Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 23 June 2025 (2025-06-23) (aged 91), Rome, Italy
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1954–1990
- Spouse
- Carlo Bianchini ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2004 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Anna Maria Massatani (30 June 1933 – 23 June 2025), known professionally as Lea Massari, was an Italian actress and singer. Her international breakout role as Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960) established her as an icon of European art cinema. She won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress twice, and was nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Actress once.
Early life
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