María Denis

María Denis
Born
Maria Esther Belmonte

(1916-11-22)22 November 1916
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died15 April 2004(2004-04-15) (aged 87)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationActress
Years active1932 - 1954

María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl-next-door characters.[1] Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film Private Angelo.

Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Reich & Garofalo p.334

Bibliography

  • Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.