My Take
Laura Antonelli is one of those performers who defined an entire era of European cinema almost by accident — she started as a model and physical education teacher before stumbling into film, and yet she became the face of Italian erotic comedy in the 1970s in a way that felt completely natural and never cheap. Malizia from 1973 is the movie that made her a household name, and watching it you understand immediately why: there's a warmth and wit to her that keeps the whole thing from being mere exploitation. She won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 1981 and took home a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress, which proves the industry knew she was more than just a pretty face on a poster. Her career faded as tastes shifted in the 1980s, and she passed away in 2015, but in her prime she had a kind of sun-drenched Mediterranean charisma that the screen could barely contain.
Overview
Laura Antonelli (née Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laura Antonelli
- Name (Japanese)
- ラウラ・アントネッリ
- Reading
- らうら・あんとねっり
- Born
- November 28, 1941 – June 22, 2015
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Pula, Croatia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1981 David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.