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Maria Pia Casilio (5 May 1935 – 10 April 2012) was an Italian film actress, best known for major roles in Umberto D. and An American in Rome. Born in San Pio delle Camere, L'Aquila, Casilio was quite active between 1952 and 1960, usually filling roles as a querulous and naive small-town girl.
Maria Pia Casilio was an Italian actress who starred in "Umberto D." and "Un americano a Roma". She was born in 1935, married a voice actor, and died in 2012.
Famosa per le sue caratterizzazioni di ragazza di provincia dal viso grazioso, i modi spicci e la voce nasale, Maria Pia Casilio è stata una delle caratteriste più valide e longeve della commedia all'italiana.
May 2, 2015 · Maria-Pia Casilio and Carlo Battisti in Vittorio De Sica’s “Umberto D.” Rialto Pictures. By Neil Genzlinger. May 2, 2015. Italy was adrift and in flux right after World War II, and the neorealism...
And so, despite being a gentleman, Umberto finds himself in concert with the housemaid (another nonprofessional, Maria Pia Casilio, discovered by De Sica when she was an apprentice seamstress), whose dark, ingenuous, button-eyed face is unmarked by book learning.
Apr 10, 2012 · Maria-Pia Casilio (5 May 1935 – 10 April 2012) was an Italian film actress, best known for her roles in Umberto D. and Un americano a Roma.
Actress Maria Pia Casilio’s first film role was in UMBERTO D., when she was still in her teens. In this interview, conducted in 2003, she describes being discovered by director Vittorio De Sica and discusses her work in the film.
