Marina Berti

Marina Berti

Actor

London, England, UK
September 29, 1924

Biography

Elena Maureen Bertolini, known as Marina Berti, (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002) was an English-born Italian film actress. Her first screen appearance was in the Anna Magnani film, La Fuggitiva in 1941. She appeared mainly in small roles and in the occasional leading role in nearly 100 films both Italian and American. Her appearances include Quo Vadis (1951), Abdulla the Great (1955), Ben Hur (1959), Cleopatra (1963), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974), Night Train Murders (1975), and the TV miniseries' Moses the Lawgiver (1975) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977). Her last film appearance was in the Costa-Gavras film Amen. in 2002. [Wikipedia]

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Marina Berti 1
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Marina Berti 3

Representative Works

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
7.9
/ English
Jessica
Jessica
4.5
/ English
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
7.1
/ English
Stubborn Fate
Stubborn Fate
5.1
/ Italian
The Red Carnation
The Red Carnation
3.7
/ Italian
Amen.
Amen.
7.0
/ French
La primadonna
La primadonna
No Rating Yet
/ Italian
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
7.6
/ Italian
Madame
Madame
5.8
/ French
Late Night Trains
Late Night Trains
6.1
/ Italian
The Divine Nymph
The Divine Nymph
5.3
/ Italian
La colpa di una madre
La colpa di una madre
No Rating Yet
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Ben-Hur
1959Winner

Best Performance

Ben-Hur

Jessica
1962Nominee

Best Performance

Jessica

Quo Vadis
1951Nominee

Best Performance

Quo Vadis

Career Highlights

Stubborn Fate
1992Highlight

Best Performance

Stubborn Fate

The Red Carnation
1976Highlight

Best Performance

The Red Carnation