Maria Pia Conte
ActingAlso Known As
Mary Count, Mary P. Count, Maria Pia Conti, Maria Pia Gian
Biography
Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet. After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962. Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count. She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber. She retired in the late 1970s. She was married to actor Giuseppe Rinaldi (1919-2007) and is the mother of actress Francesca Rinaldi.
Movies
(42 total)
Tony Arzenta
as Carre's Secretary in the Nightclub (uncredited)
Spasmo
as Xenia
Love Is a Funny Thing
as La femme d'Henri
The Arena
as Lucinia
The Hanging Woman
as Nadia Mihaly
Snow Devils
as Countess
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as Moglie del pizzicagnolo
Death on the Fourposter
as Nikki
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Martine's Friend
Hero of Rome
as Valeria
Che dottoressa ragazzi!
as Sigrun
The Novice
as Franca
Madame Bovary
as Felicitas
Pirates of Blood Island
as Mary Bell
Day of Violence
as Ostaggia