María Denis

María Denis
María Denis
Born	Maria Esther Belmonte; 22 November 1916; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	15 April 2004 (aged 87); Rome, Lazio, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1932 - 1954

María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl-next-door characters.^[1] Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film Private Angelo.

Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress.

Selected filmography

What Scoundrels Men Are! (1932) - (uncredited)
The Telephone Operator (1932) - (uncredited)
Non c'è bisogno di denaro (1933) - Caterina
1860 (1933) - Clelia
My Little One (1933) - La ragazza nel bar all'aperto
Tourist Train (1933) - Maria
L'impiegata di papà (1933) - Collega
Villafranca (1934)
Seconda B (1934) - Marta Renzi
The Matchmaker (1934)
La mia vita sei tu (1934) - La graziosa ragazza
Mr. Desire (1934)
Creatures of the Night (1934) - L'altra ragazza
Together in the Dark (1935) - Manicure
Lorenzino de' Medici (1935) - Nella
The Joker King (1936) - Fanya
God's Will Be Done (1936) - Anna
Joe the Red (1936) - Marietta Clavel
King of Diamonds (1936) - Lola
The Countess of Parma (1937) - Adriana
Lasciate ogni speranza (1937) - La figlia Gina
The Two Misanthropists (1937) - Betty
Naples of Olden Times (1938) - Ninetta
Ballerine (1938)
Departure (1938) - Anna Diana
They've Kidnapped a Man (1938) - L'amichetta del attore
Who Are You? (1939) - Francesca
Pretty or Plain They All Get Married (1939) - Marcella
The Document (1939) - La contessina Luisa Sabelli
Two on a Vacation (1940) - Liliana Casali
The Last Enemy (1940) - Anna Vitali
The Two Mothers (1940) - Agatina
Fortuna (1940) - La figlia del direttore del giornale
The Siege of the Alcazar (1940) - Conchita Alvarez
Abandonment (1940) - Maria, sua sorella
Goodbye Youth (1940) - Dorina
La compagnia della teppa (1941) - Ada Mellario
L'amore canta (1941) - Vera
Yes, Madam (1942) - Cristina Zunino
I sette peccati (1942) - Isa Sturmer
The Two Orphans (1942) - Luisa
The Little Teacher (1942) - Maria Bini, la maestrina
Canal grande (1943) - Lisa
No Turning Back (1945) - Anna Bortone
La Vie de Bohème (1945) - Mimi / Mimì
Malìa (1946) - Nedda, sorella di Jana
Crime News (1947)
Nada (1947) - Ena Berenguer
Four Women (1947) - Blanca / Elena / Lola / Marta
The Dance of Death (1948) - Rita
Private Angelo (1949) - Lucrezia
The Flame That Will Not Die (1949) - Maria
A Slice of Life (1954) - La signora (segment "Scusi ma...") (final film role)

References

^ Reich & Garofalo p.334

Bibliography

Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

María Denis at IMDb

[1] Reich & Garofalo p.334

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