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Alessandra Panaro
Alessandra Panaro
	Panaro in 1959
Born	14 December 1939; Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	1 May 2019 (aged 79); Geneva, Switzerland
Years active	1954–2016
Spouse(s)	Jean-Pierre Sabet (?–1983) (his death); Giancarlo Sbragia (1992–1994) (his death)

Alessandra Panaro (14 December 1939 – 1 May 2019) was an Italian film actress of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Panaro is best known for her films in the early 1960s, notably Luchino Visconti's crime drama Rocco and His Brothers in 1960.

Life and career

Born in Rome into a wealthy family, Panaro studied acting under Teresa Franchini.^[1] She made her film debut at 16 years old, and got a large success in 1956 thanks to the Dino Risi's comedy film Poor, But Handsome, then specializing in romantic comedies.^[1] In 1957–8, together with her Poor, But Handsome co-star Lorella De Luca, she assisted Mario Riva in presenting the popular RAI game show Il Musichiere.^[1]

Personal life

Panaro was first married to the Italian-Egyptian banker Jean-Pierre Sabet. Widowed, in 1992 she married the actor Giancarlo Sbragia.^[1]

She died on 1 May 2019 in her home in Geneva at the age of 79.^[2]

Partial filmography

The Boatman of Amalfi (1954)
Destination Piovarolo (1955)
Il campanile d'oro (1955)
Wild Love (1956) – Marcella
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (1956) – Charlotte
I miliardari (1956) – Mariuccia
Mamma sconosciuta (1956) – Lia
Cantando sotto le stelle (1956) – Lucia Traversa
Poor, But Handsome (1957) – Anna Maria
Lazzarella (1957) – Sandra Carpella
Pretty But Poor (1957) – Anna Maria
La trovatella di Pompei (1957) – Maria Molinaro / Curti
Love and Chatter (1958) – Doddy Paseroni
Si le roi savait ça (1958) – Mireille
Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics (1958) – Vignanelli's Daughter
Te doy mi vida (1958)
L'ultima canzone (1958)
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Women (1959)
I ragazzi dei Parioli (1959) – Susy
Avventura a Capri (1959) – Sandra
Poor Millionaires (1959) – Annamaria
Le notti dei Teddy Boys (1959) – Luisa
Il raccomandato di ferro (1959) – Wilma
Cerasella (1959) – Nora
Rocco and His Brothers (1960) – Ciro's fiancée
The Bacchantes (1961) – Manto
Pecado de amor (1961) – Esperanza
Mariti a congresso (1961)
Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1962) – Elena
The Son of Captain Blood (1962) – Abigail 'Abby' McBride
The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan (1962) – Diana
The Executioner of Venice (1963) – Leonora Danin
Hercules vs. Moloch (1964) – Medea, Queen of Tyro
Temple of the White Elephant (1964) – Cynthia Montague
The Shoot (1964) – Frau des Schut (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Aztecs (1965) – Rosita Arbellez
The Pyramid of the Sun God (1965) – Rosita Arbellez
30 Winchester per El Diablo (1965) – Pamela Webb
La notte dell'addio (1966)
Sexycop (1976)
La notte è piccola per noi (2016) – Adelina (final film role)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
^ "È morta Alessandra Panaro, star di 'Poveri ma belli'". La Repubblica. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

External links and sources

Alessandra Panaro at IMDb

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[ATTRICI-1] Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.

[2] "È morta Alessandra Panaro, star di 'Poveri ma belli'". La Repubblica. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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