Acting
Lea Massari
Born Jun 30, 1933 · Roma, Lazio, Italy · Died Jun 23, 2025
Anna Maria Massetani better known as Lea Massari (30 June 1933 — 23 June 2025) was an Italian actress. When she was 22, she changed her name to Lea Massari after the death of her fiancé Leo. She studied architecture in Switzerland. Massari became a celebrity in art cinema for two roles, the missing girl Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura (1960), and as Clara, the mother of a sexually precocious 14-year-old boy named Laurent (Benoît Ferreux) in Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971). She worked in both Italian and French Cinema. Her career includes Sergio Leone's debut Il Colosso di Rodi, and international commercial films such as Les choses de la vie. She was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. She won Nastro d'Argento as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Francesco Rosi's Christ Stopped at Eboli.
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Acting
Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit
2017
Documentary
Il était une fois Sergio Leone
2014
Documentary
Journey of Love
1990
Romance · Drama
Secrets Secrets
1985
Drama
The Seventh Target
1984
Thriller · Drama · Romance
Return to Lisca Bianca Island
1983
TV Movie · Documentary
Sarah
1983
Drama
La Flambeuse
1981
Drama
Le Divorcement
1979
Drama
Christ Stopped at Eboli
1979
Drama
The Meetings of Anna
1978
Drama
Edipo Re
1977
Drama
A Dog Called... Vengeance
1977
Adventure · Drama
Faces of Love
1977
Drama
Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison
1977
Drama
Violette & Francois
1977
Comedy · Drama
Stream Line
1976
Drama · War
The Probability Factor
1976
Comedy · Crime
Chi dice donna, dice donna
1976
Comedy
The Night Caller
1975
Thriller · Action · Crime
Anna Karenina
1974
Drama
Allonsanfan
1974
History · Drama
Bloody Murder
1974
Crime
Impossible Object
1973
Drama
The Son
1973
Drama
The Silent One
1973
Drama · Thriller
The Woman in Blue
1973
Drama
Indian Summer
1972
Drama · Romance
And Hope to Die
1972
Crime · Thriller
Paolo e Francesca
1971
Drama · Romance
Devil's Ransom
1971
Drama · Thriller
Murmur of the Heart
1971
Drama · Comedy
Céleste
1970
Drama
The Things of Life
1970
Drama · Romance
The Brothers Karamazov
1969
Drama
I Want Him Dead
1968
Western
Volver a vivir
1968
Comedy · Drama
Garden of Delights
1967
Drama
Io, Gigliola
1966
Made in Italy
1965
Comedy
The Camp Followers
1965
Drama · War
The Unvanquished
1964
Drama
Weeping for a Bandit
1964
History · Drama
Conquered City
1962
Drama · War
The Four Days of Naples
1962
Drama · War
Paris Pick-Up
1962
Crime · Thriller
A Difficult Life
1961
Comedy · Drama
Dreams Die at Dawn
1961
Drama · War
The Colossus of Rhodes
1961
Adventure · Drama · History
From a Roman Balcony
1960
Drama · Romance
L'Avventura
1960
Drama · Mystery · Romance
Resurrection
1958
Drama
I sogni nel cassetto
1957
Drama
Forbidden
1955
Drama