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Virna Lisi

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Italian goddess Virni Lisi was merely one of a plethora of European movie beauties who proved over the course of their long careers, that they were capable of more than just visual performances. Born in 1937 as Virna Lisa Pieralisi, she began her film career as a teenager in 1953. Cast more for her looks than talent at the onset... See full bio »

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Virna Pieralisi
in Jesi, Marche, Italy
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2011 La donna che ritorna (TV series)
Paola Silenti
– Episode #1.4 (2011) … Paola Silenti
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Paola Silenti
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Paola Silenti
– Episode #1.1 (2011) … Paola Silenti
 
2005-2010 My Daughters (TV mini-series)
Caterina
– Caterina e le sue figlie 3, ottava puntata (2010) … Caterina
– Caterina e le sue figlie 3, settima puntata (2010) … Caterina
– Caterina e le sue figlie 3, sesta puntata (2010) … Caterina
– Caterina e le sue figlie 3, quinta puntata (2010) … Caterina
– Caterina e le sue figlie 3, quarta puntata (2010) … Caterina
See all 18 episodes »
 
2008 Il sangue e la rosa (TV series)
Lucrezia Sciarra
– Quarta puntata (2008) … Lucrezia Sciarra
– Terza puntata (2008) … Lucrezia Sciarra
– Seconda puntata (2008) … Lucrezia Sciarra
– Prima puntata (2008) … Lucrezia Sciarra
 
2008 Fidati di me (TV mini-series)
Elena Donati
 
2007 Donne sbagliate (TV movie)
Anna Miglio
 
2006 L'onore e il rispetto (TV movie)
Ersilia Fortebracci
 
2004 A casa di Anna (TV movie)
Anna
 
2003 I ragazzi della via Pál (TV movie)
Edit Horváth
 
2001-2003 Beauty Centre (TV series)
Contessa Miranda Spadoni
– Gennaio (2003) … Contessa Miranda Spadoni
– Luglio (2002) … Contessa Miranda Spadoni
– Giugno (2002) … Contessa Miranda Spadoni
– Aprile (2002) … Contessa Miranda Spadoni
– Marzo (2002) … Contessa Miranda Spadoni
See all 15 episodes »
 
2002 The Best Day of My Life
Irene
 
2001 La memoria e il perdono (TV movie)
Elena Satta
 
2001 Occhi verde veleno (TV mini-series)
 
2001 Piccolo mondo antico (TV movie)
Marchesa Orsola
 
2001 Le ali della vita 2 (TV movie)
Sorella Alberta
 
2000 Un dono semplice (TV movie)
 
2000 Le ali della vita (TV movie)
Sorella Alberta
 
1999 Balzac: A Life of Passion (TV movie)
Madame de Berny
 
1999 Cristallo di rocca (TV movie)
Sanna
 
1997 Deserto di fuoco (TV mini-series)
Christine Duvivier
 
1996 Va' dove ti porta il cuore
Olga anziana
 
1996 Uno di noi (TV mini-series)
 
1994 Queen Margot
Catherine de Médicis
 
1993 Passioni (TV series)
 
1991 I misteri della giungla nera (TV mini-series)
Sara Corishant
 
1989 Merry Christmas... Happy New Year
Elvira
 
1989 I ragazzi di via Panisperna
Signora Majorana, la madre di Ettore
 
1989 E se poi se ne vanno? (TV movie)
Anita
 
1988 Cinema (TV movie)
 
1988 E non se ne vogliono andare! (TV movie)
Anita
 
1987 I Love N.Y.
Anna Cotone
 
1986 Se un giorno busserai alla mia porta (TV mini-series)
Livia Bandini
 
1985 Christopher Columbus (TV mini-series)
Dona Moniz Perestrello
 
1984 Amarsi un po'...
Principessa Maria Cellini
 
1984 ...e la vita continua (TV movie)
Giulia Betocchi
 
1983 Time for Loving
Adriana Balestra
 
1982 Miss Right
Anna
 
1980 La cicala
Wilma Malinverni
 
1979 Ernesto
Ernesto's Mother
 
1979 Bugie bianche
Luisa Herrighe
 
1977 Beyond Good and Evil
Elisabeth Nietzsche
 
1974 Challenge to White Fang
Sister Evangelina
 
1974 Philo Vance (TV mini-series)
Margaret Odell
– La canarina assassinata (1974) … Margaret Odell
 
1973 Zanna Bianca
Sister Evangelina
 
1973 The Serpent
Mrs. Annabel Lee
 
1972 Bluebeard
The singer
 
1972 Les galets d'Étretat
Alny
 
1971 Roma bene
Silvia Santi
 
1971 Love Me Strangely
Nathalie
 
1971 The Statue
Rhonda Bolt
 
1970 The Voyeur
Claude
 
1970 The Heist
Stella Menzoni
 
1969 The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Caterina Malatesta
 
1969 The Christmas Tree
Catherine Graziani
 
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
John's Beautiful Cousin in Rome
 
1968 Better a Widow
Rosa Minniti
 
1968 The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
Yolanda
 
1968 Anyone Can Play
Luisa
 
1967 Arabella
Arabella
 
1967 The Girl and the General
Ada
 
1967 The 25th Hour
Suzanna Moritz
 
1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
Julie Ferris
 
1966 Assault on a Queen
Rosa Lucchesi
 
1966 A Maiden for a Prince
Giulia
 
1966 The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
Milena Zulian
 
1965 Kiss the Other Sheik
Dorotea (segment "L'ora di punta")
 
1965 Made in Italy
Virginia (segment "3 'La Donna', episode 1")
 
1965 The Possessed
Tilde
 
1965 Casanova 70
Gigliola
 
1965 The Dolls
Luisa (segment "Telefonata, La")
 
1965 How to Murder Your Wife
Mrs. Ford
 
1964 Coplan prend des risques
Ingrid Carlsen
 
1964 La tulipe noire
Caroline 'Caro' Plantin
 
1963 Don't Tempt the Devil
Gina Bianchi
 
1963 The Shortest Day
Naja, una spia austriaca
 
1962 Eva
Francesca Ferrara
 
1961 Duel of the Titans
Julia
 
1961 5 marines per 100 ragazze
Grazia
 
1961 Il caso Maurizius (TV mini-series)
 
1961 Cenerentola (TV mini-series)
Cenerentola
 
1961 Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare
Silvia
 
1960 Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics
 
1960 Un militare e mezzo
Anita Rossi
 
1959-1960 Ottocento (TV mini-series)
Virginia Oldoini, Contessa di Castiglione
– Episode #1.5 (1960) … Virginia Oldoini, Contessa di Castiglione
– Episode #1.4 (1959) … Virginia Oldoini, Contessa di Castiglione
– Episode #1.3 (1959) … Virginia Oldoini, Contessa di Castiglione
– Episode #1.2 (1959) … Virginia Oldoini, Contessa di Castiglione
– Episode #1.1 (1959) … Virginia Oldoini, Contessa di Castiglione
 
1959 Caterina Sforza, la leonessa di Romagna
Caterina Sforza
 
1959 Il mondo dei miracoli
Laura Damiani
 
1959 Il padrone delle ferriere
Claire de Beaulieu
 
1959 Lost Souls
Anna
 
1958 The Doll That Took the Town
Liliana Attenni
 
1957 Ripudiata
 
1957 Orgoglio e pregiudizio (TV mini-series)
Elizabeth Bennett
– Episode #1.5 (1957) … Elizabeth Bennett
– Episode #1.4 (1957) … Elizabeth Bennett
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Elizabeth Bennett
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Elizabeth Bennett
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Elizabeth Bennett
 
1957 Il conte di Matera
Greta Tramontana, figlia di Rambaldo
 
1956 Eighteen Year Olds
Maria Rovani
 
1955 The Bachelor
Extra (uncredited)
 
1955 Cavalrymen
Elisa
 
1955 La rossa
Maria
 
1955 Addio Napoli!
 
1955 Vendicata!
 
1955 New Moon
Lucia
 
1954 Il vetturale del Moncenisio
Jeanne Thibaud
 
1954 Il cardinale Lambertini
Maria di Pietramelara
 
1954 La corda d'acciaio
Stella
 
1954 Lettera napoletana
Anna Esposito
 
1954 Desiderio 'e sole
Laura
 
1954 Violenza sul lago
Laura, Marco's daughter
 
1954 Piccola santa
Maria
 
1953 E Napoli canta
Maria
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2010 L'ultimo gattopardo: Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Pietro Germi - Il bravo, il bello, il cattivo (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #16.33 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Ti lascio una canzone (TV series)
Herself
– Prima puntata 4 aprile 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2007 Viaggio in corso nel cinema di Carlo Lizzani (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Festival di Sanremo (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 March 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
1996 Corazón, corazón (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 April 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1995 Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma
Herself - in Cannes
 
1983 Stelli emigranti (documentary)
Herself
 
1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (TV movie)
Herself
 
1972 Samedi soir (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 February 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
1971 The Barbara McNair Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 April 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1970 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 January 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1969 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 November 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself - Star of Film
– Episode #4.36 (1969) … Herself - Star of Film
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.35 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #22.1 (1968) … Herself - Actress
 
1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.22 (1967) … Herself
 
1966 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 20 November 1966 (1966) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Music Score Awards
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2009 Hollywood on the Tiber (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Il falso bugiardo
Herself
 
2006 Marcello, una vita dolce (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
1975 Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
 

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Alternated filming activity with television and stage acting, namely at Piccolo Teatro di Milano, where she did "I giacobini" by Federico Zardi, under the direction of Strehler. She was one of the stars launched as a successor to Marilyn Monroe in the United States, in the late '60s. See more »

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