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Lea Massari

Lea Massari

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.

Born: 1933-06-30 • Roma, Lazio, Italy • 53 titles

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Known For

The Silent One
fr
Movie•1973

The Silent One

Made in Italy
it
Movie•1965

Made in Italy

The Four Days of Naples
it
Movie•1962

The Four Days of Naples

A Difficult Life
it
Movie•1961

A Difficult Life

Allonsanfan
it
Movie•1974

Allonsanfan

Indian Summer
it
Movie•1972

Indian Summer

Murmur of the Heart
fr
Movie•1971

Murmur of the Heart

Christ Stopped at Eboli
it
Movie•1979

Christ Stopped at Eboli

The Night Caller
fr
Movie•1975

The Night Caller

L'Avventura
it
Movie•1960

L'Avventura

Devil's Ransom
it
Movie•1971

Devil's Ransom

The Things of Life
fr
Movie•1970

The Things of Life

Resurrection
de
Movie•1958

Resurrection