Maria Cumani Quasimodo
ActingMaria 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
Behind Convent Walls
The Two Missionaries
Mrs. Gonzaga
Medea
(uncredited)
Pulp
Office Manageress
All the Colours of the Dark
Elderly Neighbor
The Nun and the Devil
Lavinia
She
Moona
Nosferatu in Venice
Princess
Teresa
contessa madre
The Laughing Woman
Sayer's Secretary
Filmography — Acting
Behind Convent Walls
The Two Missionaries
Mrs. Gonzaga
Medea
(uncredited)
Pulp
Office Manageress
All the Colours of the Dark
Elderly Neighbor
The Nun and the Devil
Lavinia
She
Moona
Nosferatu in Venice
Princess
Teresa
contessa madre
The Laughing Woman
Sayer's Secretary
Galileo
The House of Witchcraft
Witch
Summer Frenzy
Julia
Night Is Made for Stealing
Olga
Riot in a Women's Prison
Ursula - the Mother Superior
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Baronessa Cornianu
I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!
Five Women for the Killer
Marta
L'inquilina del piano di sopra
Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman
The Subversives
Ludovico's Mother
The Baby Sitter
Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
Play-Boy
Baroness
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
la madre di Teresa
Heart
La Nonna