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Giulietta Masina
Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in La Strada (1954) and Cabiria in Nights of Cabiria (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.
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entertainment · Italian actress (1921–1994) · stage actor · film actor · television writer · also Giulietta Masina, Giulia Anna Masina, Masina
Born 22 February 1921 · Died 23 March 1994 · Q106907
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2026· 3 entries
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Moviefone: Giulietta Masina The Power of a Smile - Where to Watch
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1994· 1 entry
Died 1994-03-23.
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1990).
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1958· 1 entry
Awarded Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress for Nights of Cabiria (1958).
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1957· 1 entry
Awarded Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Nights of Cabiria (1957).
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1944· 1 entry
Became pregnant again; Pierfederico (nicknamed Federichino) was born on 22 March 1945 but died from encephalitis 11 days later
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1943· 1 entry
And a few months later, Masina suffered a miscarriage after falling down a flight of stairs
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1921· 1 entry
Born 1921-02-22.
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