Sandra Milo

Sandra Milo born Salvatrice Elena Greco 11 March 1933 Tunisi 29 January 2024 Rome was an Italian actress television personality author and musician She won a Silver Ribbon best supporting actress award for each of her roles in Federico Fellinis 8½ and Juliet of the Spirits She 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 Rossellinis 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 secondrate films In the mid1960s Milo was hostess of a television program in Rome She retired again from acting in 1968 only to make a second comeback in 1979 Her roles have shifted from that of the temptress to more stern middleaged women In 200607 she toured Italy with the theatrical adaptation of 8 Women She 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 Sandra Milo was Roman Catholic Source Article Sandra Milo from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30