- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
- Mariangela Melato was born on September 19, 1941 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress and writer, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Swept Away (1974) and Love & Anarchy (1973). She died on January 11, 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- ParentsLina FabbricaAdolfo Melato
- RelativesAnna Melato(Sibling)Ermanno Melato(Sibling)
- Deep sultry voice
- Her sexy star was secure with Wertmuller's wildly successful stranded-at-sea foreign import "Swept Away" with Giancarlo Giannini. Madonna attempted to play her role in the disastrous 2002 film remake directed by husband Guy Ritchie.
- Her continental success did not extend itself to Hollywood, appearing in a couple of flat films: Flash Gordon (1980) and So Fine (1981).
- Scintillating blonde Italian leading lady best known for her torrid work in the films of Lina Wertmüller, Claude Chabrol, 'Vittorio de Sica', et al. in the 1970s.
- Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983
- She provided the voice of Julia Lambert in the Italian version of Being Julia (2004).
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