Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (26 July 1930 – 6 August 1997) was an Italian actress who appeared in a number of films in her native country. She is probably best known as the large and huge-breasted tobacconist in Federico Fellini's Amarcord, whose sexual arousal by the male teenager protagonist ends with ironic results. This casting occurred ten years after Fellini first cast her in an uncredited role (as a screen test candidate for La Saraghina) in 8½.
In a minor plot point, her performance in Amarcord is discussed fondly by the characters in John Irving's Until I Find You (2005).
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1963 La vita provvisoria 1963 8½ Bit Part Uncredited1973 Amarcord Tobacconist 1974 Erotomania Gertrude 1974 Ante Up Mamma Rosa 1975 Di che segno sei? Maria Vincenzoni 'King Kong' 1975 Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno Signorina Barzuacchi 1976 Take All of Me Simone, l'affitacamere 1976 Per amore di Cesarina Wife of Luigi 1978 L'inquilina del piano di sopra Evelina De Vitis (final film role)
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