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Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Biography
Maria Cumani Quasimodo was an Italian actress and dancer. Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro. In 1937, she made her professional debut as a dancer, and shortly later she specialized in "poetic dance", a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic verses. She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960. In the meanwhile, Cumani Quasimodo started a double career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress. Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, L'arte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo. - Wiki
Known For
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Ursula - the Mother Superior
Behind Convent Walls
All the Colors of the Dark
as Elderly Neighbor
Medea
as (uncredited)
She
as Moona
The Two Missionaries
as Marchesa Gonzaga
Nosferatu in Venice
as Princess
The Laughing Woman
as Sayer's Secretary
Pulp
as Office Manageress
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as Baronessa Cornianu
