Sandra Milo

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title: "Sandra Milo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1933-births", "2024-deaths", "actresses-from-tunis", "italian-film-actresses", "italian-stage-actresses", "italian-television-actresses", "italian-roman-catholics", "tunisian-people-of-italian-descent", "tunisian-emigrants-to-italy", "nastro-d'argento-winners", "deaths-from-lung-cancer-in-lazio", "20th-century-italian-actresses", "21st-century-italian-actresses"] description: "Italian actress (1933–2024)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Milo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Italian actress (1933–2024) ::

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Field	Value
name	Sandra Milo
image	Sandra Milo 1956 (cropped).jpg
birth_name	Salvatrice Elena Greco
birth_date
birth_place	Tunis, French Tunisia
death_date
death_place	Rome, Italy
spouse	{{plainlist
children	3
years_active	1955–2024
occupation	{{Flatlist
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| name = Sandra Milo | image = Sandra Milo 1956 (cropped).jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Salvatrice Elena Greco | birth_date = | birth_place = Tunis, French Tunisia | death_date = | death_place = Rome, Italy | other_names = | known_for = | spouse = {{plainlist|

• Moris Ergas
• Ottavio De Lollis | children = 3 | years_active = 1955–2024 | occupation = {{Flatlist|
• Actress
• singer
• author
• television personality

Salvatrice Elena Greco (11 March 1933 – 29 January 2024), known professionally as Sandra Milo, was an Italian actress, television personality, author, and musician. She won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for each of her roles in Federico Fellini's 8½ and Juliet of the Spirits.

Life and career

Milo made her film debut in 1955 alongside Alberto Sordi in The Bachelor. Her first major role came in 1959 thanks to the producer Moris Ergas, in General della Rovere, directed by Roberto Rossellini. She also appeared in his film, Vanina Vanini, but Rossellini's career was cut short after the film received harsh criticism at the Venice Festival. After she got married, she retired from her acting career.

Until discovered by Fellini, Milo had mostly performed in comedies and melodramas. Although she was reluctant to make a comeback, Fellini convinced her to take on the role of the sexy, lightheaded mistress opposite Marcello Mastroianni in 8½. The movie, which won universal acclaim, failed to change the public perception of her and although she was cast in Juliet of the Spirits, most of her following endeavors were second-rate films.

In the mid-1960s, Milo was hostess of a television program in Rome.

Milo retired again from acting in 1968, only to make a second comeback in 1979, with her roles shifting from that of the temptress to more stern middle-aged women. In 2006–2007 she toured Italy with the theatrical adaptation of 8 Women.

Milo married Moris Ergas with whom she had a daughter Deborah, and later married Ottavio De Lollis with whom she had two children, Ciro and Azzurra. She was Roman Catholic. Milo died from lung cancer on 29 January 2024, at the age of 90.

Discography

Singles

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Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album	ITA	"Come si fa/Il mondo è tutto una canzone"	"Il ballo del che cos'è"	"Ma si che ce la fai/Marinai Marinai" (with Gianni Dei)	"La fotogenia" (with Alessandro Orlando Graziano)
1984	—		Non-album single}}
1987	—
1989	—
2018	—		Voyages Extraordinaires
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Filmography

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Films

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Title	Year	Role	Notes	The Bachelor	Elena and Her Men	Nero's Weekend	Wives and Obscurities	The Adventures of Arsène Lupin	La donna che venne dal mare	Le Miroir à deux faces	Toto in the Moon	Herod the Great	Vite perdute	Witness in the City	Way of Youth	General Della Rovere	The Green Mare	Classe Tous Risques	Adua and Her Friends	Gli scontenti	Ghosts of Rome	Vanina Vanini	The Shortest Day	8½	Méfiez-vous, mesdames	La visita	Shivers in Summer	White Voices	Amori pericolosi	Relax Darling	Male Companion	Beautiful Families	La donna è una cosa meravigliosa	Juliet of the Spirits	Weekend, Italian Style	How I Learned to Love Women	The Strange Night	Per amore... per magia...	Bang Bang Kid	Trusting Is Good... Shooting Is Better	Ciao, Federico!	Riavanti... Marsch!	Tesoro mio	Grog	"FF.SS." - Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?"	Cinderella '80	Remake	Camerieri	Il cuore altrove	L'ultima sequenza	La perfezionista	Chi nasce tondo...	Sleepless	Impotenti esistenziali	W Zappatore	Flaiano - Il meglio è passato	Happy Family	Alta infedeltà	Piazza Fellini	Baci salati	Impepata di nozze	Una notte agli studios	Con tutto l'amore che ho	Prima di lunedì	The Veil of Maya	Felicissime condoglianze	There's No Place Like Home	Un nemico che ti vuole bene	Le mani sulle macerie	Eclissi	Free - Liberi	A Bookshop in Paris	The Best Century of My Life
1955	Gabriella	Feature film debut
1956	Young woman	Cameo appearance
Unknown	Uncredited
Silvana
1957	Mathilde Duchamp
Danae Niebel
1958	Ariane
Tatiana
1959	Sarah
Giulia
Liliane
Olga
Olga, la poule
Marguerite Maloret
1960	Liliane
Lolita	Nominated – Nastro d'Argento for the Best Supporting Actress
1961	Countess Luce
Flora Di Roviano
Vanina Vanini
1962	Heiress	Cameo appearance
1963	Carla	Winner – Academy Awards for Best International Film
Winner – Academy Awards for Best Costume Design
Winner – Nastro d'Argento for the Best Supporting Actress
Henriette
Pina	Nominated – Nastro d'Argento for the Best Lead Actress
Yvonne
1964	Carolina
Generale's lover	Segment "Il Generale"
Helene Faustin
Maria
Esmeralda
Rossella Minardi	Segment "Una donna dolce dolce"
1965	Susy/Iris/ Fanny	Winner – Nastro d'Argento for the Best Supporting Actress
Giuliana Marletti
1966	Ilde
1967	Debora
Algisa
Gwenda Skaggel
1968	Liz
1970	Herself	Documentary film
1979	Zaira Bergamelli
Solange
1982	Vittoria
1983	Herself	Cameo appearance
1984	Marianne
1987	Herself	Documentary film
1995	Salvatore's mistress
2003	Arabella
Herself	Documentary film
2007	Herself	Cameo appearance
2008	Anna Tre Culi
2009	Olga's mother
Aunt Elisabetta
Grandma Zappatore
2010	Herself	Documentary film
Ezio's mother
Client	Cameo appearance
2011	The Painter	Short film
2012	Countess Motta
Michele's mother
2013	Sales woman	Cameo appearance
2014	Granny
2016	Chanel
2017	Marta
Grandma
2018	Maria
Antonietta
2019	Demetria
Actress	Short film
2020	Mirna
2021	Madame Milo
2023	Signora J.O.	Final film role
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Television

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Title	Year	Role	Notes	Studio Uno	Piccoli fans	Piccoli e grandi fans	Automia	L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa	Cari genitori	Buona Domenica	Il Quizzone	Ma il portiere non c'è mai?	Ritorno al presente	L'isola dei Famosi	Io e te	La pupa e il secchione	Drag Race Italia	Quelle brave ragazze
1966	Herself – Host	Italian variety show (season 4)
1984–1989	Children's musical program (seasons 2–6)
1987–1989	Piccoli fans spinoff
1988	Variety show
1989–1990	Talk show
1991–1992	Game show (season 4)
1995	Herself – Guest	Episode dated 23 April 1995
Herself – Contestant	Game show
2002	Thea Maris	Main role; 12 episodes
2005	Herself – Contestant	Reality show
2010	Reality show (season 7)
2019	Herself – Co-host	Talk show (season 1)
2020	Herself – Judge	Reality show (season 3)
2022	Herself – Judge	Reality show (season 2); Episode: "Snatch Game! Tutto può succedere"
2022–2023	Herself	Reality show
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References

References

1. (19 March 1966). "Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". The Kokomo Morning Times.
2. Giordano, Lucio. (13 August 2021). "Ho peccato e ho tanto sofferto, però l'amore di Dio non mi ha mai lasciato".
3. (29 January 2024). "Sandra Milo, morta a 90 anni l'attrice musa di Fellini".
4. (13 May 2024). "Sandra Milo obituary: Italian actress who claimed a 17-year affair with Fellini". [[The Times]].
5. (3 November 2022). "Drag Race Italia 2: Sandra Milo ospite della terza puntata, da oggi su discovery+". cinemaserietv.it.

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