Marina Berti

Marina Berti
Marina Berti in 1951
Born	Elena Maureen Bertolini 29 September 1924(1924-09-29) London, England
Died	29 October 2002 (aged 78) Rome, Italy
Years active	1941–2002
Spouse(s)	Claudio Gora (1944-1998)

Elena Maureen Bertolini, known as Marina Berti, (29 September 1924 in London – 29 October 2002 in Rome), was an Italian film actress.

Her first screen appearance was in the Anna Magnani film, La Fuggitiva in 1941. She appeared mainly in small roles and in the occasional leading role in nearly 100 films both Italian and American. Her appearances include Quo Vadis (1951), Abdulla the Great (1955), Ben Hur (1959), Madame Sans-Gêne (1962), Cleopatra (1963), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), Moses the Lawgiver (1975), Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (mini-series). Her last film appearance was in the Costa-Gavras film Amen. in 2002.

She was married to the Italian actor Claudio Gora from 1944 until his death in 1998. She was the mother of actors Andrea Giordana and Marina Giordana.

External links

• Marina Berti at the Internet Movie Database
• Marina Berti at Allmovie

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