Maria Cumani Quasimodo

May 20, 1908 · 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

Often works with

Tom Felleghy
4 titles together
All the Colours of the Dark, The House of Witchcraft, Five Women for the Killer
Mirella Pamphili
3 titles together
Medea, The Laughing Woman, Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman
Luigi Antonio Guerra
2 titles together
The Two Missionaries, Riot in a Women's Prison
Lorenzo Piani
2 titles together
The Two Missionaries, Five Women for the Killer
Luciano Pigozzi
2 titles together
All the Colours of the Dark, Pulp
Howard Ross
2 titles together
Behind Convent Walls, Five Women for the Killer

Full filmography · 25

The House of Witchcraft
as Witch
19895.9
Nosferatu in Venice
as Princess
19885.8
Teresa
as contessa madre
19874.2
She
as Moona
19845.1
Behind Convent Walls
cast
19785
L'inquilina del piano di sopra
cast
1978
The Babysitter
as Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
1975
The Two Missionaries
as Mrs. Gonzaga
19746.5
Five Women for the Killer
as Marta
1974
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Ursula - the Mother Superior
1974
Heart
as La Nonna
1973
Beautiful, Rich, Slight Physical Defect, Seeks Soulmate
as la madre di Teresa
1973