Marilù Tolo

Marilù Tolo
Born
Maria Lucia Tolo

(1944-01-16) 16 January 1944 (age 80)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1960–1985

Marilù Tolo (born Maria Lucia Tolo; 16 January 1944) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1960 and 1985.

Life and career

Tolo was born in Rome, and at a very young age worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the RAI variety show Il Musichiere.[1] She made her film debut at 16 years old in Alberto Lattuada's Sweet Deceptions.[1]

Tolo was among the shortlisted actresses who performed screen tests for the supporting antagonistic role of Ursa in Superman (1978), a role which she narrowly lost out on to Sarah Douglas. The screen tests were released as a special feature on the 2001 DVD home video re-release of the film.[2]

She was also a fashion model, and a close friend of Italian stylist Valentino. Valentino said in an interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Tolo was the only woman he had ever really loved.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Roberto Chiti. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le attrici. Gremese, 1999. ISBN 8877423420.
  2. ^ "Superman: Screen Tests (Video 2001)". IMDB. 26 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ Valentino interviewed by La Repubblica, 27 June 2007