Lea Massari

Lea Massari

Date of Birth:

Jun 30, 1933

Place of Birth:

Rome, Italy

Anna Maria Massetani better known as Lea Massari (born 30 June 1933) is an Italian actress. When she was 22, she changed her name to Lea Massari after the death of her fiancé Leo. She studied architecture in Switzerland. Massari become a celebrity in art cinema for two roles, the missing girl Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura (1960), and as Clara, the mother of a sexually precocious 14 year old boy named Laurent (Benoît Ferreux) in Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971). She worked both in Italian and French Cinema. Her career includes Sergio Leone's debut Il Colosso di Rodi, and international commercial films such as Les choses de la vie. She was member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. She won Nastro d'Argento as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Francesco Rosi's Christ Stopped at Eboli.

filmography:

Conquered City Conquered City

1962

Secrets Secrets Secrets Secrets

1985

Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison

1977

Weeping for a Bandit Weeping for a Bandit

1964

Edipo Re Edipo Re

1977

Forbidden Forbidden

1955

Journey of Love Journey of Love

1990

I sogni nel cassetto I sogni nel cassetto

1957

Dreams Die at Dawn Dreams Die at Dawn

1961

From a Roman Balcony From a Roman Balcony

1960

Chi dice donna, dice donna Chi dice donna, dice donna

1976

Location Hunting Location Hunting

1977

Paolo e Francesca Paolo e Francesca

1971

Sale rêveur Sale rêveur

1978

Il était une fois Sergio Leone Il était une fois Sergio Leone

2014

Return to Lisca Bianca Island Return to Lisca Bianca Island

1983

Stream Line Stream Line

1976

Volver a vivir Volver a vivir

1968

Una donna spezzata Una donna spezzata

1988

Bloody Murder Bloody Murder

1974

Archeologia del set: Ritorno a Lisca Bianca Archeologia del set: Ritorno a Lisca Bianca

2017

La Flambeuse La Flambeuse

1981

Le divorcement Le divorcement

1979

Sarah Sarah

1983

Céleste Céleste

1970

Indian Summer Indian Summer

1972

The Son The Son

1973

Story of a Love Story Story of a Love Story

1973

Made in Italy Made in Italy

1965

The Four Days of Naples The Four Days of Naples

1962

Allonsanfan Allonsanfan

1974

The Camp Followers The Camp Followers

1965

The Silent One The Silent One

1973

The Colossus of Rhodes The Colossus of Rhodes

1961

Murmur of the Heart Murmur of the Heart

1971

Devil's Ransom Devil's Ransom

1971

The Things of Life The Things of Life

1970

L'Avventura L'Avventura

1960

The Night Caller The Night Caller

1975

Christ Stopped at Eboli Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979

The Seventh Target The Seventh Target

1984

A Difficult Life A Difficult Life

1961

The Woman in Blue The Woman in Blue

1973

Paris Pick-Up Paris Pick-Up

1962

A Dog Called... Vengeance A Dog Called... Vengeance

1977

The Misanthrope The Misanthrope

1967

The Unvanquished The Unvanquished

1964

I Want Him Dead I Want Him Dead

1968

The Undertaker Parlor Computer The Undertaker Parlor Computer

1976

And Hope to Die And Hope to Die

1972

Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit

2017

The Meetings of Anna The Meetings of Anna

1978

Garden of Delights Garden of Delights

1967

Resurrection Resurrection

1958

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