Mariangela Melato Movies
Italian leading lady
Mariangela Melato earned critical acclaim for her debut performance in
Elio Petri's La Classe Operaia Va in Paradiso (The Working Class Goes to Heaven). Before that, she had trained at the Milan Theater Academy and worked on-stage. A handsome blonde, she worked closely with some of Europe's best-known directors including
Lina Wertmuller,
Claude Chabrol, and
Vittorio De Sica. Her English-language films include
Flash Gordon (1980) and
So Fine (1981). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
