Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Acting·May 20, 1908·† November 22, 1995 — 87 years old·Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Maria Cumani Quasimodo was an Italian actress and dancer.
Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro. In 1937, she made her professional debut as a dancer, and shortly later she specialized in "poetic dance", a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic verses. She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960. In the meanwhile, Cumani Quasimodo started a double career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress. Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, L'arte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo. - Wiki
Known For
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1989The House of WitchcraftWitch1988Nosferatu in VenicePrincess1987Teresacontessa madre1984SheMoona1978Behind Convent Walls1978L'inquilina del piano di sopra1975The BabysitterPrincess Ruspini (uncredited)1974The Two MissionariesMrs. Gonzaga1974Five Women for the KillerMarta1974Riot in a Women's PrisonUrsula - the Mother Superior1973HeartLa Nonna1973Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmatela madre di Teresa1973The Nun and the DevilLavinia1972PulpOffice Manageress1972All the Colours of the DarkElderly Neighbor1971Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman1969Medea(uncredited)1969The Laughing WomanSayer's Secretary1968Galileo1968I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!1967The SubversivesLudovico's Mother1967Night Is Made for StealingOlga1967Play-BoyBaroness1966Pardon, Are You for or Against?Baronessa Cornianu1964Summer FrenzyJulia