Luisa Mattioli (23 March 1936 – 5 October 2021) was an Italian actress. She was active in cinema and television during the 1950s and 1960s, and was notably the third wife of Roger Moore."Star's 7 'years of anguish.'" Sydney, Australia: The Sydney Morning Herald, December 1, 1968, p. 34 (subscription required).
Biography Mattioli worked as a cashier at Doney's, a cafe on the Via Veneto in Rome, Italy prior to becoming an actress. After enrolling in film school, she traveled to England, where she found work in the television and movie industries.Steinman, Samuel. "The Italian Dream Face Outlined in a Newspaper Ad," in "Datebook," p. 9. San Francisco, California: The San Francisco Examiner, January 6, 1974 (subscription required).
Mattioli and Roger Moore met in 1961 while filming Romulus and the Sabines. Moore was married to Dorothy Squires at the time,"Singer in court on ex-husband's wedding day." Hull England: Daily Mail, April 11, 1969, p. 1 (subscription required). and Squires refused to divorce him. Moore and Mattioli ultimately lived together for eight years, and became the parents of two children before Squires relented. Following his divorce, Moore and Mattioli were married on 11 April 1969. They subsequently became the parents of a third child. Their three children were: Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian."Star's 7 'years of anguish,'" The Sydney Morning Herald, December 1, 1968, p. 34.Shearer, Lloyd. "Private File on 007: Roger Moore, the New James Bond." Honolulu, Hawaii: Parade Magazine, in Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 1, 1973 (subscription required).
Moore and Mattioli subsequently separated in 1993 and were divorced in 2000."Pass Notes: Roger Moore." London, England: The Guardian, October 11, 2000, p. 3 (subscription required).
Death Mattioli died in Zürich, Switzerland on October 5, 2021, at the age of 85.
Filmography Film (1956) (1956) The Angel of the Alps (1957) Mia nonna poliziotto (1958) (1958) (1958) Some Like It Cold (1960) Romulus and the Sabines (1961) Oh Islam (1961) The Corsican Brothers (1961) Eighteen in the Sun (1962) (1962) Storm Over Ceylon (1963) (1963)
Television (1961)
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