Maria Cumani Quasimodo
ActingAlso Known As
Maria Clementina Cumani Quasimodo
Biography
Maria 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
Movies
(25 total)
The Two Missionaries
as Marchesa Gonzaga
Medea
as (uncredited)
All the Colours of the Dark
as Elderly Neighbor
Nosferatu in Venice
as Princess
She
as Moona
Pulp
as Office Manageress
The Laughing Woman
as Sayer's Secretary
The House of Witchcraft
as Witch
Teresa
as contessa madre
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as Baronessa Cornianu
Five Women for the Killer
as Marta
The Nun and the Devil
as Lavinia
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Ursula - the Mother Superior
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as la madre di Teresa
The Baby Sitter
as Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
The Subversives
as Ludovico's Mother
Summer Frenzy
as Julia