Giulietta Masina
Actress

Giulietta Masina Net Worth

Giulietta Masina was an Italian actress born in San Giorgio di Piano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She developed a passion for the theater while living with a widowed aunt in Rome and began her career on the radio with the program "Terzoglio" (1942). She married Federico Fellini in 1943 and became the inspirational muse for many of his films. She made her cinema debut in Senza pietà (1948) and went on to star in many memorable films such as La Strada (1954), Il Bidone (1955), Le notti di Cabiria (1957), Fortunella (1958), Nella città l'inferno (1959), Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) and Ginger e Fred (1986). She also hosted the radio show "Lettere aperte a Giulietta Masina" from 1966 to 1969 and starred in the television series Eleonora (1973) and Camilla (1976). She died in Rome in 1994, shortly after the death of her husband.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day February 22, 1921
Birth Place  San Giorgio di Piano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Italy
Age 99 YEARS OLD
Died On 23 March 1994(1994-03-23) (aged 73)\nRome, Italy
Birth Sign Pisces
Occupation Actress
Years active 1942–1991
Spouse(s) Federico Fellini (1943–1993; his death)

💰 Net worth: $1.9 Million (2024)

Giulietta Masina, renowned as an actress in Italy, is anticipated to have a net worth of $1.9 million by 2024. With her exceptional talent and captivating performances, Masina has left an indelible mark in the world of cinema. Renowned for her iconic roles, particularly in the films of her husband, Federico Fellini, Masina's contributions to the Italian film industry are immeasurable. Her unique ability to portray joy, sorrow, and a myriad of emotions with unparalleled authenticity has garnered her international acclaim and a substantial fortune. Through her legacy and wealth, Giulietta Masina will forever be remembered as a remarkable actress and a cherished figure in the history of Italian cinema.

Biography/Timeline

1941

Masina turned to acting at university, particularly after 1941. She participated in numerous plays that included singing and dancing as well as acting, all in the Ateneo Theater of her university. In 1942, she joined the Compagnia del Teatro Comico Musicale and played various roles on stage. She was cast by Fellini, who picked her after seeing her photographs, in the radio plays he was writing at the time.

1943

By 1943, Masina was gaining notice as a radio Actress working beside some popular figures of those years. Her first job was Terziglio, a radio serial written by Fellini. It was about a young married couple and Masina played 'Pallina', the wife. Masina and Fellini fell in love. On 30 October 1943, they wed. Despite distancing herself from live theater, Masina did return to the university stage for some time acting with Marcello Mastroianni. Her last stage appearance was in 1951.

1945

Several months after her marriage to Fellini, in 1943, Masina suffered a miscarriage after falling down a FLIGHT of stairs. She became pregnant again; Pierfederico (nicknamed Federichino) was born on 22 March 1945, but died from encephalitis a month later on 24 April. Masina and Fellini did not have another child.

1946

Working together with her husband, Masina made the transition to on-screen acting. Half of her Italian films, the most successful ones, were either written or directed by her husband. Masina made her film debut in an uncredited role in Rossellini's Paisà (1946), credit for the script being given to Fellini. She received her first screen credit in Lattuada's Without Pity (1948), which was another adaptation by Fellini and played opposite John Kitzmiller.

1954

In 1954, she starred with Anthony Quinn in Fellini's La Strada, playing the abused stooge of Quinn's travelling circus strongman. In 1957, she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her portrayal of the title role in Fellini's Nights of Cabiria. She played a prostitute who endures life's tragedies and disappointments with both innocence and resilience. In 1960, Masina's career was damaged by the critical and box office failure of The High Life. Subsequently, she became dedicated almost entirely to her personal life and marriage. Nonetheless, she again worked with Fellini in Juliet of the Spirits (1965), which earned both the New York Film Critics award (1965) and the Golden Globe award (1966) for Best Foreign Language Film.

1960

In the late 1960s, Masina hosted a popular radio show, Lettere aperte, in which she addressed correspondence from her listeners. The letters were eventually published in a book. From the 1970s on, she appeared on television. Two performances, in Eleonora (1973) and Camilla (1976), respectively, were particularly acclaimed.

1969

In 1969, Masina did her first work in English in The Madwoman of Chaillot which starred Katharine Hepburn. After almost two decades, during which she worked sporadically only in television, Masina appeared in Fellini's Ginger and Fred (1986). She then rejected outside offers in order to attend to her husband's precarious health. Her last film was Jean-Louis Bertucelli's A Day to Remember (1991).

1994

Masina died from lung cancer on 23 March 1994 at age 73, five months after her husband's death on 31 October 1993. For her funeral, she requested that trumpeter Mauro Maur play "La Strada" by Nino Rota. She and her husband are buried together at Rimini cemetery in a tomb marked by a prow-shaped monument, the work of Sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro.

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