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Marisa Pavan

19th June 1932 Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Acting

Marisa Pavan (born Maria Luisa Pierangeli; 19 June 1932 – 6 December 2023) was an Italian-born actress who first became famous as the twin sister to movie star Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli) before achieving movie stardom on her own. Her breakthrough came in the film The Rose Tattoo as Anna Magnani's daughter; her role was first assigned to her twin, who at the time was unable to play the part. When Magnani won the Academy Award for Best Actress, Pavan accepted on her behalf as Magnani was not present at the awards ceremony. Pavan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, losing to Jo Van Fleet (for East of Eden). Both Magnani and Pavan won Golden Globe awards that year. Afterwards, Marisa Pavan co-starred in films such as The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, Diane, John Paul Jones and The Midnight Story. She married in 1956, divorced in 1963, and remarried in 1969 the French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont until his death in 2001. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marisa Pavan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

16 Movies 26 TV Shows 44 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Diane poster
Diane 12th January 1956 as Catherine de Medici
Switch poster
Switch 9th September 1975 as Sally Blair
Seaway poster
Seaway 15th September 1965 as Feyda
Combat! poster
Combat! 2nd October 1962 as Marie Marchand
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Ginny Cabot