Maria Pia Conte

Biography

Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet. After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962. Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count. She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber. She retired in the late 1970s. She was married to actor Giuseppe Rinaldi (1919-2007) and is the mother of actress Francesca Rinaldi.

Filmografi

Love Is a Funny Thing1969 · La femme d'HenriDonna... cosa si fa per te1976 · Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?1971 · Moglie del pizzicagnoloThe Arena1974 · LuciniaIf You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death1968 · JaneWhat a Doctor, Guys!1976 · SigrunTony Arzenta1973 · Carre's Secretary in the Nightclub (uncredited)Five Dollars for Ringo1966 · Miriam GrayThe Hanging Woman1973 · Nadia MihalyWar Between the Planets1966 · -Gegè Bellavita1979 · MercedesRiot in a Women's Prison1974 · Martine's FriendSnow Devils1967 · CountessThe Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal1975 · GisellaNight of Violence1965 · La svergognata1974 · Spasmo1974 · XeniaThe Novice1975 · FrancaAnd the Crows Will Dig Your Grave1971 · SusanGod in Heaven... Arizona on Earth1972 · CatherineMy Father's Nurse1976 · Fiona, Filippo's wifeHero of Rome1964 · ValeriaBlueprint for a Massacre1967 · BlancheMadame Bovary1969 · Felicitas