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Italian actress
A.K.A.
Giustina Maggio
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
24 April 1910(Naples, Metropolitan city of Naples, Campania, Italy)
Death:
8 December 1999(Rome, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Biography
Introduction
Pupella Maggio born Giustina Maggio (24 April 1910 – 8 December 1999) was an Italian film actress.
Life and career
Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio debuted on stage aged twelve years old, as the sidekick of his brother Beniamino. She later worked with several companies, including the ones led by Rina Morelli and by Eduardo De Filippo, where after the death of Titina De Filippo she inherited most of her roles.
Maggio also appeared in several films, winning the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Luigi Zampa's Be Sick... It's Free.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Lost in the Dark | ||
| 1947 | Bullet for Stefano | Marta | |
| 1954 | The Doctor of the Mad | ||
| 1958 | Mogli pericolose | Aurelia Bertuetti a.k.a. "Lolita" | |
| 1959 | A Qualcuna Piace Calvo | Marcella's Mother | |
| 1960 | Two Women | Peasant | |
| 1962 | The Four Days of Naples | Arturo's Mother | |
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning... | Noah's Wife | |
| 1968 | Be Sick... It's Free | Mrs. Antonietta Parisi | |
| 1971 | Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli | Antonietta Parisi | |
| 1972 | The Valachi Papers | Letizia Reina | |
| 1973 | Amarcord | Miranda Biondi | |
| 1988 | Days of Inspector Ambrosio | Rosa Cuomo | |
| 1988 | Cinema Paradiso | Maria (old) |