Maria Cumani Quasimodo was an Italian actress and dancer.Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro. In 1937, she made her professional debut as a dancer, and shortly later she specialized in poetic dance, a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic verses. She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960. In the meanwhile, Cumani Quasimodo started a double career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress. Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, Larte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo. - Wiki
Film 1968
Elderly Neighbor
Film 1972
Princess
Film 1988
Moona
Film 1984
Witch
Film 1989
Sayer's Secretary
Film 1969
Ursula - the Mother Superior
Film 1974
Ludovico's Mother
Film 1967
La Nonna
Film 1973
Film 1971
Marchesa Gonzaga
Film 1974
Lavinia
Film 1973
Princess Ruspini (uncredited)
Film 1975
Marta
Film 1974
Film 1978
la madre di Teresa
Film 1973
Baronessa Cornianu
Film 1966
contessa madre
Film 1987
Film 1978
Baroness
Film 1967
Film 1968
Olga
Film 1967
(uncredited)
Film 1970