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Lea Massari

Lea Massari is known for L'Avventura (1960), The Night Caller (1975), The Things of Life (1970).

Biography

Anna Maria Massetani better known as Lea Massari (30 June 1933 — 23 June 2025) was an Italian actress. When she was 22, she changed her name to Lea Massari after the death of her fiancé Leo. She studied architecture in Switzerland. Massari became a celebrity in art cinema for two roles, the missing girl Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura (1960), and as Clara, the mother of a sexually precocious 14-year-old boy named Laurent (Benoît Ferreux) in Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971). She worked in both Italian and French Cinema. Her career includes Sergio Leone's debut Il Colosso di Rodi, and international commercial films such as Les choses de la vie. She was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. She won Nastro d'Argento as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Francesco Rosi's Christ Stopped at Eboli.

Questions about Lea Massari

How many Lea Massari films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 45 films with Lea Massari, from 1955 to 2017.

What is the best rated Lea Massari film?

The best rated Lea Massari film in the catalogue is A Difficult Life (1961), rated 8.0.

What was the first Lea Massari film?

The first Lea Massari film in the catalogue is L'Avventura, from 1960.

Who has Lea Massari worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Lea Massari shares the most credits with Jean-Loup Dabadie (3 films), Adalberto Maria Merli (2 films) and Alain Poiré (2 films).

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Full filmography

55 films — 45 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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