Nicoletta Machiavelli (1 August 1944 – 15 November 2015) was an Italian film actress, also known as Nicoletta Rangoni Machiavelli and Nicoletta Macchiavelli.
Nicoletta Machiavelli | |
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 Machiavelli in the movie I nostri mariti (1966) | |
| Born | 1 August 1944 |
| Died | 15 November 2015 (aged 71) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress (until 1983) |
| Years active | 1965–1983 |
Life and career
editThe daughter of a Florentine father and of an American mother, Machiavelli was a descendant of the political philosopher and historian Niccolò Machiavelli.[1] She studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze.[2]
Following an audition for the role of Eva in John Huston's The Bible: In the Beginning..., she was noted by the producer Dino De Laurentiis who put her under contract for seven years, a contract she eventually broke after three years.[3]
Her first role was Ugo Tognazzi's wife in A Question of Honour, and following a few comedies, her early career was characterized by genre films, mainly spaghetti Western, notably Sergio Corbucci's Navajo Joe.[3]
Starting from the late 1960s Machiavelli started appearing in more ambitious art films, working with Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Pietro Germi, Dino Risi, Sergio Citti, Andrzej Żuławski, and Liliana Cavani, among others.[3]
In 1984, Machiavelli became a disciple of Osho and retired from show business.[4] She eventually moved to Seattle, Washington, where among other things she taught Italian at the Bellevue College and at the University of Washington.[2] She died of an undisclosed illness on 15 November 2015, aged 71.[3][5]
Selected filmography
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- Thrilling (1965)
- A Question of Honour (1966) – Domenicangela Piras
- I nostri mariti (1966) – Roberta (segment "Il Marito di Roberta")
- Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966) – Sylvia
- The Hills Run Red (1966) – Mary Ann
- Navajo Joe (1966) – Estella – Mrs. Lynne's maid
- Matchless (1967) – Tipsy
- Anyone Can Play (1968)
- A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968) – Laurinda
- Garter Colt (1968) – Lulu 'Garter' Colt
- Hate Thy Neighbor (1968) – Peggy Savalas
- Candy (1968) – Marquita
- Scarabea: How Much Land Does a Man Need? (1969) – Scarabea
- Temptation (1970) – Carla Veraldi
- A Noose for Django (1969) – Maya
- Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) – Dominique
- Carnal Circuit (1969) – Luisa Lamberti
- It Takes a Thief, ep. "Who'll Bid Two Million Dollars?" (1969) – Varina
- The Ravine (1969) – Anja Kovach
- Necropolis (1970)
- A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970) – Teresa
- Lover of the Great Bear (1971) – Leonia
- The Policeman (1971)
- Man with the Transplanted Brain (1971) – Héléna
- Dirty Weekend (1973) – Sylva
- Tony Arzenta (1973) – Anna – wife of Tony
- La coppia (1973)
- Bawdy Tales (1973) – Duchessa Caterina di Ronciglione
- Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (1973) – Amalie – sister of Frederick the Great
- Icy Breasts (1974) – Mrs. Rilson
- That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) – Luce, la femme de Lapade
- Malicious Pleasure (1975) – Melisa
- L'Année sainte (1976) – Carla, la terroriste
- Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976) – Mara
- Beyond Good and Evil (1977) – Amanda
- La fuite en avant (1983) – Fiama (final film role)
References
edit- ^ Eugenia Sheppard (31 March 1969). "What's Behind the Gipsy Look". New York Magazine. pp. 31–35. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ""Machiavellian" Has New Meaning". Youngstown Vindicator. 24 June 1969. Retrieved 4 December 2011. - ^ a b Mike Barnes (20 November 2015). "Nicoletta Machiavelli, Beautiful Star of Spaghetti Westerns, Dies at 71". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Marco Giusti (18 November 2015). "Addio a Nicoletta Machiavelli, la nobile reginetta degli spaghetti western". Dagospia. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Enrico Franceschini (25 July 1985). "Nel paradiso arancione del guru con la Rolls". La Repubblica. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Obituary: "Ma Prem Anado", OshoNews.com, 17 November 2015; retrieved 19 November 2015.
External links
edit- Nicoletta Machiavelli at IMDb
- Actress Machiavelli Now Star Teacher, bellevuecollege.edu; accessed 19 November 2015.