Maria Pia Conte

Biography

Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet. After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962. Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count. She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber. She retired in the late 1970s. She was married to actor Giuseppe Rinaldi (1919-2007) and is the mother of actress Francesca Rinaldi.

Known For

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

as Jane

Tony Arzenta

as Carre's Secretary in the Nightclub (uncredited)

Spasmo

as Xenia

Love Is a Funny Thing

as La femme d'Henri

The Arena

as Lucinia

War Between the Planets

as -

And Now My Love

Snow Devils

as Countess

The Hanging Woman

as Nadia Mihaly

Death on the Fourposter

as Nikki