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Maria Cumani Quasimodo

May 20, 1908 - Nov 22, 1995 (87 years old) in Milano, Lombardia, Italy

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

Known For

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Behind Convent Walls
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The Two Missionaries
Marchesa Gonzaga
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Nosferatu in Venice
Princess
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All the Colors of the Dark
Elderly Neighbor
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Medea
(uncredited)
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She
Moona
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The Nun and the Devil
Lavinia
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Five Women for the Killer
Marta
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Teresa
contessa madre
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The Laughing Woman
Sayer's Secretary

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