Marisa Solinas

Marisa Anna Solinas was an Italian actress and singer, best known simply as Marisa Solinas. She made her first film in 1961 and got her big break when Mario Monicelli cast her in Boccaccio '70. Marisa Solinas went nude for a scene in the 1971 film Blindman. She was born on May 30, 1939, in Genoa to a Sardinian father and a Tuscan mother. Her lead role came in Renzo e Luciana, the Monicelli episode of Boccaccio '70. She also appeared in La commare secca, the first film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Later she worked mostly in genre films and appeared in successful TV series. She also recorded music, including a single released by La voce del padrone. She died on February 12, 2019, in her eightieth year.