Acting

Maria Tedeschi

Born July 14, 1894

Died December 2, 1992 · aged 98

No biography available.

Known For

Dog Lay Afternoon · 1976

Dog Lay Afternoon

★ 4.51976

MovieDramaHorror

A young girl witnesses her mother having sex with the family dog. When her father finds out, he burns the dog alive. She is so traumatized by these incidents that she later turns into a nymphomaniac. She moves to an island and lives there with her own dog, having sex with various guests who visit her.

The Name of the Rose · 1986

The Name of the Rose

★ 7.51986

MovieDramaThriller

14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.

Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nadia.

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

Vittoria is a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock exchange. Though Vittoria and Piero begin a relationship, it is not one without difficulties, and their commitment to one another is tested during an eclipse.

Spirits of the Dead · 1968

Spirits of the Dead

★ 6.21968

MovieHorrorMystery

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

An Ideal Adventure · 1982

An Ideal Adventure

★ 5.01982

MovieComedy

Patricia, a journalist, is fed up with all the stupid chores and being ridiculed by her colleagues. To show her talent, she challenges her director Eugenio to test her. She will write a good article, but if she fails she will sleep with him.

A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.

Filmography

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Dog Lay Afternoon · 1976

Dog Lay Afternoon

★ 4.51976

MovieDramaHorror

The Name of the Rose · 1986

Monk

Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nadia.

paziente dell'Ospedale

School Director (uncredited)

Woman with Glasses at the Stock Market (uncredited)

Spirits of the Dead · 1968

Spirits of the Dead

★ 6.21968

MovieHorrorMystery

Woman (uncredited)

An Ideal Adventure · 1982

A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Four comedic shorts explore quirky relationships and misadventures: a teenage girl's journey home, a self-serving babysitter, a husband confronting infidelity, and a wealthy woman's drunken escapades with her butler.

Nurse ("Fata Armenia") (uncredited)

In Italy, the gambler and professor of poetry Daniele Dominici arrives in the seaside town of Rimini and is hired to teach for four months in the local high school replacing another teacher. His relationship with his partner Monica is in crisis and he spends most of the time with his new acquaintances and gamblers Giorgio, Marcello and Gerardo. In classroom, he meets the gorgeous nineteen years old student Vanina Abati, who is Gerardo's girlfriend.

The Bespectacled Lady at the Funeral (uncredited)

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage · 1970

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

★ 7.11970

MovieHorrorMystery

An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite him and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

Old Lady in Fog (uncredited)

During a trip to Rome, a debauched Shakespearian actor is tormented by the Italian film industry, fans, the press and the Devil, who appears as a little girl seeking to collect his head. This short is part of the anthology film Spirits of the Dead (1968).

Elizabeth's Mother (Uncredited)

Giovannona Long-Thigh · 1973

Giovannona Long-Thigh

★ 5.91973

MovieComedy

When a judge shuts down a high profile cheese factory for violating pollution standards, the owner bribes a monsignor to fix the problem. After they discover the judge has a predilection for married women, the owner employs a prostitute to pose as his wife in an attempt to seduce the judge.

passeggera

Burnt By A Scalding Passion · 1976

Burnt By A Scalding Passion

★ 3.41976

MovieComedy

Virginia and Casimiro are both married with children to passionate spouses, while they are shy and devoted to poetry, crying watching "Anna Karenina" on TV. They commute every day from a little town in Lombardy to Milan and during the journeys they meet and fall in love. They suffer from being unable to realize their love without hurting their marriages but they don't know their respective spouses share a hot relationship...

Donna sulla sedia a rotelle

Sugar, Honey and Pepper · 1980

Sugar, Honey and Pepper

★ 6.01980

MovieComedy

Three episodes. In the first episode Valerio is mistaken for a notorious criminal. Very beautiful journalists succeed to bring him to her house for an exclusive interview. She tries to seduce him. In the second episode Giuseppe, an unlucky and ugly man, gets a job as a maid. His mistress falls in love for him. In the third episode, Plinio is a taxi driver who loves his cab above all. But at one point he is involved with the kidnapping of a woman.

passeggera del taxi

A debauched nobleman offers himself to a beautiful woman, but she is repelled by his advances. He dons a mask and tries again, and this time is more successful. But the mask cannot conceal the evil in his soul.

Talia

Annalisa is married to Marco, a journalist too busy with her career, who neglects her even though she loves him deeply. He therefore decides to find another husband, the university professor Antonio, who marries without the first being able to notice it. Until she gets pregnant.

vecchietta che attraversa la strada

Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat (Il Gatto), mascot and beloved by all, dies and this gives the two an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime police is looking for the cat killer...

Woman following the coffin (uncredited)

The Treasure of San Gennaro · 1966

The Treasure of San Gennaro

★ 7.41966

MovieComedyCrime

A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.

Woman at the Airport (uncredited)

Sesso e volentieri · 1982

Sesso e volentieri

★ 4.41982

MovieComedy

Ten segments, all starring Johnny Dorelli and all having sex and sexual perversions as main theme.

vicina di casa di Carla (episodio La nuova Marisa)

The Case of the Bloody Iris · 1972

The Case of the Bloody Iris

★ 6.31972

MovieThrillerMystery

A high-rise apartment populated by models, nightclub dancers and call girls becomes the focus of a mysterious serial killer. When a young model named Jennifer and her friend Marilyn move into one of the victims' former apartments, Jennifer becomes the next target and the pair try to identify the killer.

Mrs. Moss

Plot of Fear tells the story of a decadent weekend party full of orgies and drugs on the outskirts of Milan. Inspector Lomenzo investigates a series of bizarre murders, each linked by the fact that pages from the German children’s book "Shock-Headed Peter" have been left at the scene of the crime. As the bodies pile up, Lomenzo is guided by a model and a surveillance expert to a decadent club frequented by the rich and powerful.

Angelo Scanavini's mother

The Fifth Cord · 1971

The Fifth Cord

★ 6.61971

MovieMysteryThriller

A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.

Funeral Guest (uncredited)

Love in 4 Easy Lessons · 1976

Love in 4 Easy Lessons

★ 3.71976

MovieComedy

Four stories focused on the fair sex, dealing with the most varied and improbable sentimental and non-sentimental situations.

Partibon's Friend (segment "La visita") (uncredited)

Door Into Darkness · 1973

Door Into Darkness

★ 6.81973

SeriesMysteryDrama

"The Door to Darkness" is an anthology miniseries of four hour-long thrillers. The series' curator and producer is Dario Argento, the undisputed master of suspense cinema, who directs one of the four films under the pseudonym Sirio Bernadotte.

Elderly Nurse

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci · 1971

The Life of Leonardo da Vinci

★ 8.41971

SeriesDocumentaryDrama

Miniseries dramatizing the life of the Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci.

Lucia, nonna di Leonardo