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Giulietta Masina

Giulietta Masina

Actor · born 22 February 1921 · San Giorgio di Piano, Italy

Giulietta Masina (22 February 1921 – 23 March 1994) was an Italian film and stage actress. She starred in La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in 1956 and 1957, respectively. Masina won the Best Actress award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival for the later film.

She was the wife and muse of the Italian film director Federico Fellini, in whom she found an artistic equal and collaborator. Owing to her intense performances of naïve characters dealing with cruel circumstances, Masina is often called the "female Chaplin".

Where to start: Nights of Cabiria (1957).

As actor 42

TV shows 3

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Giulietta Masina movie?

By viewer score, Nights of Cabiria (1957) at 8.0/10.

What are Giulietta Masina’s most popular movies?

La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, Paisan.

How many movies has Giulietta Masina made?

42 films on TMDB, 42 as actor.

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