Lea Massari
Lea Massari
Anna Maria Massetani better known as Lea Massari (born 30 June 1933) is an Italian actress. When she was 22, she changed her name to Lea Massari after the death of her fiancé Leo. She studied architecture in Switzerland. Massari become a celebrity in art cinema for two roles, the missing girl Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura (1960), and as Clara, the mother of a sexually precocious 14 year old boy named Laurent (Benoît Ferreux) in Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971). She worked both in Italian and French Cinema. Her career includes Sergio Leone's debut Il Colosso di Rodi, and international commercial films such as Les choses de la vie. She was member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. She won Nastro d'Argento as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Francesco Rosi's Christ Stopped at Eboli.
Acted Movies
Director: Louis Malle
Writers: Louis Malle,
Cast: Annie Savarin, Ave Ninchi, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Fabien Ferreux, Gila von Weitershausen, Lea Massari, Marc Winocourt, Michael Lonsdale, Micheline Bona,
Director: Claude Sautet
Writers: Jean-Loup Dabadie,
Cast: Betty Beckers, Boby Lapointe, Dominique Zardi, Gérard Lartigau, Hervé Sand, Jacques Richard, Jean Bouise, Lea Massari, Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider,
Director: Dino Risi
Writers: Rodolfo Sonego,
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Antonio Centa, Borante Domizlaff, Claudio Gora, Daniele Vargas, Franco Fabrizi, Lea Massari, Lina Volonghi, Loredana Cappelletti, Mino Doro,
Director: Sergio Leone
Writers: Ageo Savioli,
Cast: Alfio Caltabiano, Ángel Aranda, Conrado San Martín, George Rigaud, Georges Marchal, Lea Massari, Mabel Karr, Mimmo Palmara, Roberto Camardiel, Rory Calhoun,
