Maria Laura Rocca

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Maria Laura Rocca (5 October 1917 – 6 May 1999) was an Italian actress and writer.

Maria Laura Rocca
Rocca in L'oro di Roma, (1961)
Born
Maria Laura Gayno

5 October 1917 (1917-10-05)
Died6 May 1999 (1999-05-07) (aged 81)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Life and career

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Born Maria Laura Gayno in Pasian di Prato, Udine, Rocca spent her adolescence in Genoa, her mother's birthplace.[1] After acting in some amateur dramatics, she studied drama under Teresa Franchini, with whom she also made her professional debut on stage at 30 years old.[1] In films, she was mainly active in supporting roles in adventure and peplum genres, sometimes credited as Manuela Kent.[1] She retired from acting in the mid-1960s.[1] In 1959, she was the author of the book Cina senza muraglia, and in 1969, she wrote the film Mr. Superinvisible, being credited as Mary Eller.[1]

Personal life

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In 1939, Rocca married Giuseppe Bisazza, and they had a son, Oreste.[1] In 1948 she remarried to Communist politician Umberto Terracini.[1]

Rocca died in a clinic in Rome, following a long illness, in 1999, at 81 years old.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 311–2. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ AA.VV. Territorio, costumi e civiltà contadina a Cartosio. Impressioni Grafiche, 2010. p. 155. ISBN 9788861950498.
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