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Laura Antonelli

Acting

0.9 Popularity Nov 28, 1941 (73 years old) Pola, Croatia

Laura Antonelli (née Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress, who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991, and she is best known for the movie Malizia.

Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Kingdom of Italy (in Croatian, Pula), former capital of Istria. After...

Biography

Laura Antonelli (née Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress, who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991, and she is best known for the movie Malizia.

Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Kingdom of Italy (in Croatian, Pula), former capital of Istria. After the war, her parents fled what was then Yugoslavia, lived in Italian refugee camps and eventually settled in Naples, where her father found work as a hospital administrator. Antonelli had a childhood interest in mathematics, but as a teenager, she became proficient at gymnastics. In an interview for The New York Times, she recalled, "My parents had made me take hours of gym classes during my teens ... They felt I was ugly, clumsy, insignificant and they hoped I would at least develop some grace. I became very good, especially in rhythmical gym, which is a kind of dance."

Setting aside ambitions to make a career in mathematics, she graduated as a gymnastics instructor. She moved to Rome, where she became a secondary-school gym teacher and was able to meet people in the entertainment industry, who helped her find modelling jobs.

Antonelli's earliest engagements included Italian advertisements for Coca-Cola. In 1965, she made her first feature-film appearance in Le sedicenni, although her performance went uncredited. Her American debut came in 1966 in Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs. Other roles followed; her breakthrough came in 1973's Malizia. She appeared in a number of sex farces such as Till Marriage Do Us Part/Mio Dio come sono caduta in basso!.

She worked in more serious films, as well, including Luchino Visconti's last film, The Innocent (1976). In Wifemistress, a romance film of 1977, she played a repressed wife experiencing a sexual awakening. Later, she appeared in Passione d'Amore (1981). From 1986 she mostly worked on Italian television series. Antonelli's final film role was in the sequel Malizia 2000 (1991), following which she retired. She won the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Award, Nastro d'Argento, in 1974 for Malizia.

Antonelli was married to publisher Enrico Piacentini but they divorced. From 1972 to 1980, she was the companion of actor Jean-Paul Belmondo.

On 27 April 1991, cocaine was found during a police raid on Antonelli's home. She was subsequently convicted of possession and dealing and sentenced to house arrest. She spent ten years appealing the conviction, which was eventually overturned. In 2006, the Italian court of appeals ruled in favor of Antonelli and ordered the Ministry of Justice to pay the actress 108,000 euros.

Antonelli died on 22 June 2015, aged 73, from a heart attack.

Source: Article "Laura Antonelli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography 45

2023
1991
Malizia 2000 Movie

as Angela

1991
1990
The Miser Movie

as Frosina

1989
Julia Forever TV

as Carmen Milkovich

1987
Stuff for the Rich Movie

as Mapi Petruzzell (2° episodio)

1987
Rimini Rimini Movie

as Noce Bove

1986
Department Store Movie

as Helèna Anzellotti, moglie del capo del personale

1986
The Venetian Woman Movie

as Angela

1985
The Trap Movie

as Marie Colbert

1985
Slices of Life Movie

as Monica Belli, la star

1982
Viuuulentemente mia Movie

as Anna Tassotti Maloni

1982
Sesso e volentieri Movie

as Carla De Dominicis / Supermarket client / The Princess

1982
Holy Cow Movie

as Marianna

1981
Chaste and Pure Movie

as Rosa Di Maggio

1981
Il turno Movie

as Stellina Ravi

1981
Passion of Love Movie

as Clara

1980
I'm Getting a Yacht Movie

as Roberta

1979
Hypochondriac Movie

as Tonietta

1979
Tigers in Lipstick Movie

as The Businesswoman

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday November 28, 1941 (73 years old)
Died June 22, 2015
Place of Birth Pola, Croatia
Also Known As Laura Antonaz, لورا آنتونلی
Years Active 1964 - 2023
Popularity 0.9
Career Stats
45 Total Credits
44 Movie Roles
1 TV Roles
7 Photos