Marilù Tolo (born Maria Lucia Tolo; 16 January 1944) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1960 and 1985.
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| Born | Maria Lucia Tolo 16 January 1944 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–1985 |
Life and career
editTolo was born in Rome, and at a very young age worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the RAI variety show Il Musichiere.[1] She made her film debut at 16 years old in Alberto Lattuada's Sweet Deceptions.[1]
She was also a fashion model, and a close friend of Italian stylist Valentino. Valentino said in an interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Tolo was the only woman he had ever really loved.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- Howlers in the Dock (1960) - Marilù
- I piaceri del sabato notte (1960) - La sartina - l'amante di Luigi
- Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960) - Amazzone
- Sweet Deceptions (1960) - Margherita
- Le ambiziose (1961)
- Shéhérazade (1963) - Shirin
- Adultero lui, adultera lei (1963) - Lina
- The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964) - Olympia
- Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964) - Ena
- The Triumph of Hercules (1964) - Princess Ate
- Marriage Italian Style (1964) - Diana the cashier
- The Magnificent Gladiator (1964) - Velida, Galienus' Daughter
- La Celestina P... R... (1965) - Silvana
- Le Chant du monde (1965) - Gina
- Juliet of the Spirits (1965) - TV Presenter (uncredited)
- Espionage in Lisbon (1965) - Terry Brown, 077's partner
- Una ráfaga de plomo (1965) - Yasmin
- Night of Violence (1965) - Sister of Carla Pratesi
- Balearic Caper (1966) - Sofia
- The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) - Sophia Banzo
- Your Money or Your Life (1966) - Violette
- To Skin a Spy (1966) - Anna
- Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966) - Gioia
- Perry Grant, agente di ferro (1966) - Paola Kuriel
- Judoka-Secret Agent (1966) - Vanessa
- The Witches (1967) - Waitress (segment "Strega Bruciata Viva, La")
- Sept hommes et une garce (1967) - Carlotta
- The Oldest Profession (1967) - Marlene, Miss Physical Love (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") (as Marilu Tolo)
- Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967) - Flory
- Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka (1967) - Jennifer
- The Killer Likes Candy (1968) - Sylva
- A Stroke of 1000 Millions (1968) - Prinzi
- Commandos (1968) - Adriana
- Candy (1968) - Conchita
- I dannati della Terra (1969) - Adriana
- Las trompetas del apocalipsis (1969) - Helen Becker
- Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It (1970) - Verde
- Un été sauvage (1970)
- Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970) - Manila
- Gradiva (1970)
- Confessions of a Police Captain (1971) - Serena Li Puma
- Romance of a Horsethief (1971) - Manka
- The Double (1971) - Marie
- Eneide (1971) - Venus
- Long Live Your Death (1971) - Lupita
- We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971) - Emilia - wife of Langellone
- My Dear Killer (1972) - Dr. Anna Borgese
- Shadows Unseen (1972) - Simona
- Bluebeard (1972) - Brigitt
- Jus primae noctis (1972) - Venerata
- Meo Patacca (1972) - Sora Nuccia
- Themroc (1973) - La secrétaire
- The Five Days aka Le Cinque Giornate (1973) - The Countess
- Riot in a Women's Prison (1974) - Susan
- Il trafficone (1974) - Rosalia / Macaluso's Wife
- Au-delà de la peur (1975) - Nicole
- Cours après moi que je t'attrape (1976) - Anita
- The Greek Tycoon (1978) - Sophia Matalas
- The Sleep of Death (1980) - Countess Elga
- Scorpion with Two Tails (1982) - Contessa Maria Volumna
- Marco Polo (1982, TV Mini-Series) - Donna Fiammetta
- Vacanze di Natale (1983) - Grazia Tassoni
- Il tassinaro (1983) - Fernanda
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1984, TV Mini-Series) - Xenia
References
edit- ^ a b Roberto Chiti. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le attrici. Gremese, 1999. ISBN 8877423420.
- ^ Valentino interviewed by La Repubblica, 27 June 2007
External links
edit- Marilù Tolo at IMDb