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Lea Massari(1933-2025)

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  • Writer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Lea Massari
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Lea Massari was born on 30 June 1933 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress and writer, known for L'Avventura (1960), Murmur of the Heart (1971) and Indian Summer (1972). She was married to Carlo Bianchini. She died on 23 June 2025 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJune 30, 1933
DiedJune 23, 2025(91)
BornJune 30, 1933
DiedJune 23, 2025(91)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Gabriele Ferzetti and Monica Vitti in L'Avventura (1960)
L'Avventura
7.7
  • Anna
  • 1960
Murmur of the Heart (1971)
Murmur of the Heart
7.5
  • Clara Chevalier(as Léa Massari)
  • 1971
Alain Delon and Sonia Petrovna in Indian Summer (1972)
Indian Summer
7.1
  • Monica
  • 1972
Franco Fabrizi, Lea Massari, Alberto Sordi, and Lina Volonghi in A Difficult Life (1961)
A Difficult Life
8.0
  • Elena Pavinato
  • 1961

Credits

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Actress

  • Viaggio d'amore (1990)
    Viaggio d'amore
    6.0
    • Zaira
    • 1990
  • Una donna spezzata (1988)
    Una donna spezzata
    TV Movie
    • Virginia
    • 1988
  • Lea Massari in Una donna a Venezia (1986)
    Una donna a Venezia
    5.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Tina
    • 1986
  • Giulia Boschi, Lea Massari, Mariangela Melato, Rossana Podestà, Stefania Sandrelli, Lina Sastri, and Alida Valli in Segreti segreti (1985)
    Segreti segreti
    6.6
    • Marta
    • 1985
  • La 7ème cible (1984)
    La 7ème cible
    6.3
    • Nelly
    • 1984
  • La vigna di uve nere (1984)
    La vigna di uve nere
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Concetta
    • 1984
  • Sarah (1983)
    Sarah
    4.7
    • Carla Angelli
    • 1983
  • Gérard Blain, Evelyne Dress, Lea Massari, and Laurent Terzieff in La flambeuse (1981)
    La flambeuse
    5.5
    • Louise
    • 1981
  • Quaderno proibito (1980)
    Quaderno proibito
    TV Mini Series
    • Valeria
    • 1980
  • Le divorcement (1979)
    Le divorcement
    5.2
    • Rosa
    • 1979
  • Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari, and Irene Papas in Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
    Christ Stopped at Eboli
    7.7
    • Luisa Levi
    • 1979
  • Meetings with Anna (1978)
    Meetings with Anna
    7.3
    • La mère d'Anna
    • 1978
  • Sale rêveur (1978)
    Sale rêveur
    5.2
    • Joséphe
    • 1978
  • A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)
    A Dog Called... Vengeance
    5.9
    • Muriel
    • 1977
  • Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valérie Mairesse, Lea Massari, and Delphine Seyrig in Faces of Love (1977)
    Faces of Love
    6.0
    • Cecilia
    • 1977

Writer

  • Una donna spezzata (1988)
    Una donna spezzata
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1988

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Neverlake (2013)
    Neverlake
    5.3
    • costumer
    • 2013

Videos7

Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 3:08
Bande-annonce [OV]
Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 2:10
Bande-annonce [OV]
Bande-annonce [OV]
Trailer 2:10
Bande-annonce [OV]
Theatrical Version
Trailer 1:30
Theatrical Version
The Colossus of Rhodes
Trailer 2:26
The Colossus of Rhodes
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Trailer 1:47
Christ Stopped at Eboli
L'Avventura
Trailer 2:12
L'Avventura

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Léa Massari
  • Height
    • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
  • Born
    • June 30, 1933
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • June 23, 2025
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Carlo BianchiniNovember 13, 1963 - 2004 (divorced)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    When she was 22, she decided to name herself "Lea" after her deceased fiancé Leo.

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