Lea Massari
Italian actress (1933-2015) · Italy · On the map · Actors
Anna Maria Massatani, known professionally as Lea Massari, was an Italian actress and singer. Her international breakout role as Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960) established her as an icon of European art cinema.
Lea Massari is read about 260 times a day, in 34 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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2025Died23 June 20251989Una donna spezzataSeries, Writer1985
Secrets SecretsFilm, Marta1983
Return to Lisca Bianca IslandFilm, Anna (voice) (archive footage)1979
Christ Stopped at EboliFilm, Luisa Levi1977
A Dog Called... VengeanceFilm, Muriel1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries
Midi PremièreSeries, 1975
The Night CallerFilm, 1975Norah Elmer1974
Anna KareninaSeries, Anna Karenina
Spécial cinémaSeries, 1974
AllonsanfanFilm, 1974Charlotte1972
Midi trenteSeries
And Hope to DieFilm, 1972Sugar1970
The Things of LifeFilm, Catherine Bérard1969
The Brothers KaramazovSeries, Agrafena Aleksàndrovna1967
Garden of DelightsFilm1966
Io, GigliolaSeries1965
Made in ItalyFilm, Monica (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 3")1962
Conquered CityFilm, Lelia Mendores1960
From a Roman BalconyFilm, Freya1958
ResurrectionFilm, Maria Pawlowa1955
ForbiddenFilm, Agnese Barras1933Born30 June 1933
Secrets SecretsFilm, Marta1983Return to Lisca Bianca IslandFilm, Anna (voice) (archive footage)1979Christ Stopped at EboliFilm, Luisa Levi1977A Dog Called... VengeanceFilm, Muriel1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesMidi PremièreSeries, 1975The Night CallerFilm, 1975Norah Elmer1974Anna KareninaSeries, Anna KareninaSpécial cinémaSeries, 1974AllonsanfanFilm, 1974Charlotte1972Midi trenteSeriesAnd Hope to DieFilm, 1972Sugar1970The Things of LifeFilm, Catherine Bérard1969The Brothers KaramazovSeries, Agrafena Aleksàndrovna1967Garden of DelightsFilm1966Io, GigliolaSeries1965Made in ItalyFilm, Monica (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 3")1962Conquered CityFilm, Lelia Mendores1960From a Roman BalconyFilm, Freya1958ResurrectionFilm, Maria Pawlowa1955ForbiddenFilm, Agnese Barras1933Born30 June 1933People around Lea
Close ties
Jean-Loup Dabadie Wrote Escape to Nowhere and Violette et François
Claude Pinoteau Directed Escape to Nowhere (1974)
Piero Piccioni Wrote Christ Stopped at Eboli (1980)
Lino Ventura Also in Weeping for a Bandit (1964)
Jacques Dutronc Also in Dirty Dreamer and Violette et François
Valerio Zurlini Directed Indian Summer and The Camp Followers
Renato Castellani Directed Dreams in a Drawer (1957)
Nanni Loy Directed The Four Days of Naples (1962)
Alain Delon Produced Indian Summer (1979)
Ennio Morricone Wrote Fear Over the City and Allonsanfàn
Jean-Louis Trintignant Also in And Hope to Die and Faces of Love
Michel Piccoli Also in The Things of Life and The Woman in Blue
John Frankenheimer Directed Story of a Love Story (1973)
Jean Sorel Also in The Four Days of Naples (1962)
Carlo Rustichelli Wrote The Four Days of Naples and Made in Italy
Gérard Pirès Directed L'ordinateur des pompes funèbres (1976)
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Directed El perro (1977)
Dominique Zardi Also in The Things of Life and Le monte-charge
Maurice Garrel Also in Le monte-charge and Paris Pick-Up
Tonino Cervi Directed Chi dice donna dice donna (1976)
Georges Géret Also in The Unvanquished and Le monte-charge
Adalberto Maria Merli Also in Indian Summer and Fear Over the City
Étienne Périer Directed ...la main à couper (1974)
Biagio Pelligra Also in Allonsanfàn (1980)
Known for
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A Difficult Life 1961
Indian Summer 1972
The Four Days of Naples 1962
L'Avventura 1960
The Silent One 1973
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
63 credits on file
Television 8
Media & music
Photos 2
Awards
About this person
She won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress twice, and was nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Actress once.
Country
Italy
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 2025 · aged 91
