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Pier Angeli

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Also known as Anna Maria Pierangeli, Anna Maria Pier Angeli

actress (1932-1971)

Key facts

Born
Anna Maria Pierangeli , ( 1932-06-19 ) 19 June 1932, Cagliari , Sardinia , Kingdom of Italy , (now Italy)
Died
10 September 1971 (1971-09-10) (aged 39), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
Resting place
Cimetière des Bulvis, Rueil-Malmaison , France
Other name
Annamaria Pierangeli
Occupations
Actress model singer
Years active
1950–1971
Spouses
Vic Damone ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1958 ) ​ Armando Trovajoli ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) ​
Relatives
Marisa Pavan (sister)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Anna Maria
Gender
female
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Cagliari
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
Italian
Image
Pier Angeli by Six, 1955.jpg
Number of children
2
Residence
Sardinia
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Commons category
Anna Maria Pierangeli
date of birth
1932-06-19
date of death
1971-09-10
cause of death
drug overdose
nominated for
Henrietta Award
manner of death
Suicide
name in native language
Anna Maria Pierangeli
start of work period
1948-00-00
birth name
Anna Maria Pierangeli
pseudonym
Pier Angeli
end of work period
1971-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Anna Maria Pierangeli (19 June 1932 – 10 September 1971), known internationally by the stage name Pier Angeli, was an Italian actress, model and singer. She won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress for her debut role in the 1950 film Tomorrow Is Too Late, and subsequently won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for her performance in the American film Teresa (1951).

In the United States, Angeli was typecast in "European ingénue" roles, and notably played romantic leading ladies in The Light Touch (1951), The Devil Makes Three (1952), The Story of Three Loves (1953), The Silver Chalice (1954), and Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role opposite Richard Attenborough in the British film The Angry Silence (1960).

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