Elena Maureen Bertolini, known as Marina Berti, (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002) was an English-born Italian film actress.
Her first screen appearance was in the Anna Magnani film, La Fuggitiva in 1941. She appeared mainly in small roles and in the occasional leading role in nearly 100 films both Italian and American. Her appearances include Quo Vadis (1951), Abdulla the Great (1955), Ben Hur (1959), Cleopatra (1963), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974), Night Train Murders (1975), and the TV miniseries' Moses the Lawgiver (1975) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977). Her last film appearance was in the Costa-Gavras film Amen. in 2002. [Wikipedia]
Known For
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Flavia (uncredited)
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Eunice
Amen.
(2002)
La Principessa
The Divine Nymph
(1975)
Zia di Manuela
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
(1969)
Gina
Stubborn Fate
(1992)
Eva Meyer
Lady Caliph
(1970)
Clementine Doberdò
Casta diva
(1954)
Beatrice Turina
Late Night Trains
(1975)
Laura Stradi
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
(1974)
Mrs. Polvesi
Jessica
(1962)
Filippella Risino
Full Filmography
Acting
La fuggitiva
(1941)
Lucia
Divieto di sosta
(1941)
Giacomo l'idealista
(1943)
Celestina
La valle del diavolo
(1943)
Greta
Woman of the Mountains
(1944)
Zosi
The Gate of Heaven
(1945)
The nurse
I dieci comandamenti
(1945)
The Testimony
(1946)
Linda
Notte di tempesta
(1946)
Caterina
Preludio d'amore
(1946)
Sinfonia fatale
(1947)
Mirella
Prince of Foxes
(1949)
Angela Borgia
Sicilian Uprising
(1949)
Laura
The Earth Cries Out
(1949)
Dina
Deported
(1950)
Gina Carapia
The Sky is Red
(1950)
Carla
Il sentiero dell'odio
(1950)
Bella Pietramala
Cuori sul mare
(1950)
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Eunice
Up Front
(1951)
Emi Rosso
Il capitano nero
(1951)
Barbara Vivaldi
The Queen of Sheba
(1952)
Zamira, betrothed of Rehoboam
Red Love
(1952)
Marianna Cossu
At the Edge of the City
(1953)
Luisa
Eager to Live
(1953)
Lucia
Knights of the Queen
(1954)
Jacqueline Planchet
Casta diva
(1954)
Beatrice Turina
Abdullah's Harem
(1955)
Aziza
Operazione Mitra
(1955)
Marisa Rossi
Il canto dell'emigrante
(1956)
Il cavaliere dalla spada nera
(1956)
Contessa Laura
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Flavia (uncredited)
Madame
(1961)
Elisa Bonaparte
The Swordsman of Siena
(1962)
Countess of Osta
Damon and Pythias
(1962)
Mereka - Nerissa's Friend
Jessica
(1962)
Filippella Risino
A Face in the Rain
(1963)
Anna
Monsieur
(1964)
Madame Danoni
Made in Italy
(1965)
Bored Diner (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 1")
An Angel for Satan
(1966)
Ilda, the Housekeeper
Every Man Is My Enemy
(1967)
Anna
The Stranger Returns
(1967)
Ethel
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
(1969)
Gina
Dead End
(1969)
Sergio's Mother
Temptation
(1969)
Hate Is My God
(1969)
Blanche Durand
Lady Caliph
(1970)
Clementine Doberdò
Safety Catch
(1970)
La soeur d'Alberta
Tre nel mille
(1971)
Planet Venus
(1972)
Buona parte di Paolina
(1973)
Moses the Lawgiver
(1974)
Eliseba
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
(1974)
Mrs. Polvesi
The Divine Nymph
(1975)
Zia di Manuela
Late Night Trains
(1975)
Laura Stradi
The Red Carnation
(1976)
Don Milani
(1976)
A Spiral of Mist
(1977)
Costanza Sangermano
Embassy
(1985)
Marina
The Repenter
(1985)
L'ultima mazurka
(1986)
Signora in treno
La posta in gioco
(1988)
Luigina, la moglie di Bellomo
Stubborn Fate
(1992)
Eva Meyer
Amen.
(2002)
La Principessa