Daniela Rocca

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Italian actress, model and writer (1937–1995)

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::summary Italian actress, model and writer (1937–1995) ::

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nameDaniela Rocca
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death_placeMilo, Italy
years_active1955–1970
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| name = Daniela Rocca | image = Daniela Rocca Luna Park.JPG | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Acireale, Italy | death_date = | death_place = Milo, Italy | years_active = 1955–1970 | spouse = Daniela Rocca (12 September 1937 – 28 May 1995) was an Italian actress, model and writer.

Biography

Rocca was born and raised in Acireale, a small town near Catania. She became Miss Catania in 1953, and was discovered by talent scouts after competing in a Miss Italia competition.

Rocca made her film debut in French director Maurice Cloche's Marchands de Filles (1957) and also appeared in the Riccardo Freda film Caltiki – The Immortal Monster (Caltiki – il mostro immortale, 1959), and Esther and the King (1960). More film roles followed, but Rocca did not garner international attention until Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'Italiana, 1961). Rocca became a star after playing the part of the smothering wife Marcello Mastroianni is desperate to escape in Pietro Germi's international box-office hit. For her performance she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress in 1963. Rocca fell in love with Germi during filming and attempted suicide when he rejected her. After that, she was considered unstable and was not offered significant roles. A nervous breakdown led to a stay in a mental hospital.

After playing minor roles in movies and television, her show business career ended in 1967. She ended her days in a retirement home in Milo, near Catania. There she wrote four books: Agente segreto con licenza di vivere; Avvocato offresi; Il condannato a morte; and Psicoanalisi, sogni, fantasie nascosti nella mente; and a collection of poems, Ara.

Partial filmography

References

References

  1. Wolfgang Achtner. (2 June 1995). "Obituary: Daniela Rocca". [[The Independent]].
  2. (1995-06-01). "OBITUARY:Daniela Rocca".
  3. Rooney, David. (1995-06-05). "DANIELA ROCCA".
  4. Halliwell, Leslie. (2001). "Halliwell's Who's who in the Movies".
  5. (1995-06-01). "OBITUARY:Daniela Rocca".

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