Liana Orfei

Liana Orfei
Orfei in the movie I nostri mariti (1966)
Born (1937-06-06) 6 June 1937 (age 87)
San Giovanni in Persiceto, Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1959–1971
Spouse(s)Angelo Piccinelli (1954–?) (divorced)[1]
Paolo Pristipino (1975–present)[2]

Liana Orfei (born 6 June 1937) is an Italian actress and circus artist. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1959 and 1971.

Life and career

Born in San Giovanni in Persiceto to a Romani family in Italy, daughter and niece of famous circus artists, since her childhood Orfei started her engagement in activities typical of the sector such as being a clown, a horsewoman and even a tamer of wild beasts.[3] Her film career began in the late 1950s, when she played some secondary roles in several films of adventure and peplum genre and in some comedies.[3] In a short time she landed more significant productions and roles, working with directors such as Ettore Scola, Mario Monicelli, Antonio Pietrangeli, Dino Risi.[3] She retired from acting after playing a role inspired on herself in Federico Fellini's I clowns (1970).[3] She was also active on stage and in television.[3]

She is the cousin of the actress Moira Orfei.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Liana Orfei - Circopedia". www.circopedia.org.
  2. ^ "Golden Circus Festival - Circopedia". www.circopedia.org.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.