Maria Grazia Spina (3 June 1936 – 13 March 2025) was an Italian television, film and stage actress.
Life and career Born Maria Grazia Spinazzi in Venice, Spina debuted as an actress with the theatrical company Stabile di Trieste, then worked with the companies of Vittorio Gassman, Aroldo Tieri, Elisa Cegani, and Glauco Mauri. She also had a prolific film career, but despite a great number of appearances, especially in comedies and adventure films, she failed to emerge. Her television career was more rewarding, and she had the opportunities to star in roles of weight in successful TV series. She hosted the 1965 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
Spina died on 13 March 2025 at the age of 88.Addio all'attrice Grazia Maria Spina: «Aveva Venezia nel cuore»
Partial filmography
La vita degli altri (1957) - Luisa Promesse di marinaio (1958) The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1958, TV series) - Maddalena Bray Men and Noblemen (1959) - La ragazza dell'albergo La cento chilometri (1959) - The Flute Player Friend of Elena Juke box urli d'amore (1959) The Cossacks (1960) - Alina Call Girls of Rome (1960) - Silvana Il peccato degli anni verdi (1960) - Giulia Giordani Revenge of the Conquered (1961) Ursus and the Tartar Princess (1961) - Amia Pugni, pupe e marinai (1961) - Grazia Zorro alla corte di Spagna (1962) - Consuelo Kerim, Son of the Sheik (1962) - Laila Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962) - Anna de Cordoba The Black Duke (1963) - Ginevra Cavalcanti Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963) - Manuela La donna degli altri è sempre più bella (1963) - Savina (segment "Bagnino Lover") Samson and the Slave Queen (1963) - Isabella de Alazon Il Successo (1963) - Diana Hercules Against the Mongols (1963) - Ljuba Toto vs. the Black Pirate (1964) - Isabella Let the Shooters Shoot (1964) - Corinne Martin Queste pazze pazze donne (1964) - Santuzza - Turiddu's wife ('Siciliani a Milano') Revolt of the Barbarians (1964) - Lydia Le tardone (1964) - Barbara (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto") Highest Pressure (1965) - Presentatrice Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966) - Nicetta, Peppino's Niece The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) - Daughter of Lot I 2 magnifici fresconi (1969) - Santuzza / Barbara Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere! (1970) - (uncredited) La calandria (1972) - Clizia - maid Rugantino (1973) - Donna Marta Capitelli La madama (1976) Tell Me You Do Everything for Me (1976) - Paola Signorini - Francesco's lover Violent Naples (1976) - Gervasi's Wife Il ritorno di Casanova (1980)
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