Portrait of Marina Berti

Marina Berti

Acting

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]

Born: September 29, 1924

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

2002
Amen.

as La Principessa

1992
Castle Hohenstein

as Fürstin Federica di Veneria

1992
1992
Stubborn Fate

as Eva Meyer

1988
La posta in gioco

as Luigina, la moglie di Bellomo

1985
Embassy

as Marina

1977
A Spiral of Mist

as Costanza Sangermano

1977
Jesus of Nazareth

as Elizabeth

1976
Don Milani

as The teacher

1976
1975
The Divine Nymph

as Zia di Manuela

1975
Late Night Trains

as Laura Stradi

1974
1970
Lady Caliph

as Clementine Doberdò

1970
Safety Catch

as Alberta's sister

1969
Hate Is My God

as Blanche Durand

1969
Nero Wolfe

as Callie Frost

1969
Dead End

as Sergio's Mother

1968
The Odyssey

as Arete

1966
An Angel for Satan

as Ilda, the Housekeeper

1965
Made in Italy

as Bored Diner (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 1")

1964
Monsieur

as Mrs. Danoni

1962
The Swordsman of Siena

as Countess of Osta

1962
Damon and Pythias

as Mereka - Nerissa's Friend

1962
Jessica

as Filippella Risino

1961
Madame

as Elisa Bonaparte

1959
Ben-Hur

as Flavia (uncredited)

1956
1955
Operazione Mitra

as Marisa Rossi

1954
Casta diva

as Beatrice Turina

1953
1952
The Queen of Sheba

as Zamira, betrothed of Rehoboam

1952
Red Love

as Marianna Cossu

1951
Quo Vadis

as Eunice

1951
Il capitano nero

as Barbara Vivaldi

1951
Up Front

as Emi Rosso

1950
Il sentiero dell'odio

as Bella Pietramala

1950
Deported

as Gina Carapia

1950
1949
Prince of Foxes

as Angela Borgia

1949
1947
Sinfonia fatale

as Mirella

1946
1946
1945
The Gate of Heaven

as The nurse

1945
I dieci comandamenti

as (segment "Non desiderare la roba d'altri")

1943
1941
La fuggitiva

as Lucia