Mariangela Melato Net Worth

Melato was a talented actress and writer who left a lasting impression on the Italian film industry.
Mariangela Melato is a member of Actress

Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
Birth Day September 19, 1941
Birth Place  Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Italy
Age 79 YEARS OLD
Died On 11 January 2013(2013-01-11) (aged 71)\nRome, Italy
Birth Sign Libra
Other names Maria Angela Melato
Occupation Actress
Years active 1969–2012

💰 Net worth: $1.1 Million (2024)

Mariangela Melato, a multi-talented individual in the Italian entertainment industry, is estimated to have a net worth of $1.1 million by 2024. Renowned for her versatile skills, Mariangela has established herself as an actress, writer, and soundtrack creator. With her immense contributions to the world of Italian cinema, she has garnered both critical acclaim and financial success throughout her career. Her diverse range of talents resounds in her notable filmography, making her a beloved figure among audiences in Italy and beyond. As an actress, writer, and soundtrack contributor, Mariangela Melato has undoubtedly made a lasting mark in the realm of Italian entertainment.

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Biography/Timeline

1960

Born in Milan, the daughter of a traffic policeman and a seamstress, Melato from a young age studied painting at the Academy of Brera, drawing posters and working as a window dresser at La Rinascente to pay for her acting lessons with Esperia Sperani. A striking, blonde Actress, she began her stage career in 1960, entering the stage company of Fantasio Piccoli and debuting as an Actress in the play Binario cieco.

1963

From 1963 to 1965 she worked with Dario Fo in Settimo: ruba un po' meno and La colpa è sempre del diavolo, then in 1967 she worked with Luchino Visconti in The Nun of Monza. In 1968, her final theater breakthrough with Orlando furioso by Luca Ronconi.

1969

She made her film debut in 1969 with Pupi Avati's Thomas e gli indemoniati.

1970

For the remainder of the 1970s, Melato worked with some of Europe's most renowned Directors, including Claude Chabrol in Nada (1974), Elio Petri in Todo modo (1976) and Luigi Comencini in Il gatto (1978). She also worked on television; playing the role of Princess Bithiah, in the miniseries Moses the Lawgiver (1974), which was also released in a theatrical version.

1971

Seventies were the golden decade for Melato; she starred in memorable film roles including the school Teacher in Nino Manfredi's commedia all'italiana Between Miracles (1971) and the female leads in Elio Petri's The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) and Vittorio De Sica's Lo chiameremo Andrea (We'll Call Him Andrew, 1972).

1972

Then Melato received much praise for her role as Giancarlo Giannini's Milanese mistress in The Seduction of Mimi (1972), directed by Lina Wertmüller. This was to be the start of a very successful working relationship between Wertmüller, Melato and Giannini that continued with Love and Anarchy (1973), in which Melato played an anarchist prostitute, and finally with Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (1974). Melato's critically acclaimed comedic performance in this film as a spoiled, unsympathetic aristocrat is one of her most internationally known roles.

1980

After attaining international success, Melato starred in several American productions, playing one of her most famous parts as the villainess General Kala in Flash Gordon (1980), and co-starring with Ryan O'Neal in the comedy So Fine (1981).

1986

Unable to find real success in the United States and Hollywood, she returned to Italy, and appeared in a number of comedies and dramas. She also reunited with Lina Wertmüller for the filming of Summer Night (1986), but gradually she appeared in fewer films, and more on the stage, notably as the lead in The Miracle Worker.

2013

Melato died from pancreatic cancer on 11 January 2013 in Rome, Italy, at age 71.