Marilù Tolo

Marilù Tolo (born Maria Lucia Tolo; 16 January 1944) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1960 and 1985.

Marilù Tolo
Born
Maria Lucia Tolo

(1944-01-16) 16 January 1944
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1960–1985

Life and career

Born in Rome, Tolo, at a very young age, worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the RAI variety show Il Musichiere.[1] She made her film debut at 16 years old in Alberto Lattuada's Sweet Deceptions.[1]

She was also a fashion model, and a close friend of Italian stylist Valentino. Valentino said in an interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Tolo was the only woman he had ever really loved.[2]

Selected filmography
  • Howlers in the Dock (1960) - Marilù
  • I piaceri del sabato notte (1960) - La sartina - l'amante di Luigi
  • Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960) - Amazzone
  • Sweet Deceptions (1960) - Margherita
  • Le ambiziose (1961)
  • Shéhérazade (1963) - Shirin
  • Adultero lui, adultera lei (1963) - Lina
  • The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964) - Olympia
  • Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964) - Ena
  • The Triumph of Hercules (1964) - Princess Ate
  • Marriage Italian Style (1964) - Diana the cashier
  • The Magnificent Gladiator (1964) - Velida, Galienus' Daughter
  • La Celestina P... R... (1965) - Silvana
  • Le Chant du monde (1965) - Gina
  • Juliet of the Spirits (1965) - TV Presenter (uncredited)
  • Espionage in Lisbon (1965) - Terry Brown, 077's partner
  • Una ráfaga de plomo (1965) - Yasmin
  • Night of Violence (1965) - Sister of Carla Pratesi
  • Balearic Caper (1966) - Sofia
  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) - Sophia Banzo
  • Your Money of Your Life (1966) - Violette
  • To Skin a Spy (1966) - Anna
  • Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966) - Gioia
  • Perry Grant, agente di ferro (1966) - Paola Kuriel
  • Judoka-Secret Agent (1966) - Vanessa
  • The Witches (1967) - Waitress (segment "Strega Bruciata Viva, La")
  • Sept hommes et une garce (1967) - Carlotta
  • The Oldest Profession (1967) - Marlene, Miss Physical Love (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") (as Marilu Tolo)
  • Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967) - Flory
  • Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka (1967) - Jennifer
  • The Killer Likes Candy (1968) - Sylva
  • A Stroke of 1000 Millions (1968) - Prinzi
  • Commandos (1968) - Adriana
  • Candy (1968) - Conchita
  • I dannati della Terra (1969) - Adriana
  • Las trompetas del apocalipsis (1969) - Helen Becker
  • Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It (1970) - Verde
  • Un été sauvage (1970)
  • Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970) - Manila
  • Gradiva (1970)
  • Confessions of a Police Captain (1971) - Serena Li Puma
  • Romance of a Horsethief (1971) - Manka
  • The Double (1971) - Marie
  • Eneide (1971) - Venus
  • Long Live Your Death (1971) - Lupita
  • We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971) - Emilia - wife of Langellone
  • My Dear Killer (1972) - Dr. Anna Borgese
  • Shadows Unseen (1972) - Simona
  • Bluebeard (1972) - Brigitt
  • Jus primae noctis (1972) - Venerata
  • Meo Patacca (1972) - Sora Nuccia
  • Themroc (1973) - La secrétaire
  • The Five Days aka Le Cinque Giornate (1973) - The Countess
  • Riot in a Women's Prison (1974) - Susan
  • Il trafficone (1974) - Rosalia / Macaluso's Wife
  • Au-delà de la peur (1975) - Nicole
  • Cours après moi que je t'attrape (1976) - Anita
  • The Greek Tycoon (1978) - Sophia Matalas
  • The Sleep of Death (1980) - Countess Elga
  • Scorpion with Two Tails (1982) - Contessa Maria Volumna
  • Marco Polo (1982, TV Mini-Series) - Donna Fiammetta
  • Vacanze di Natale (1983) - Grazia Tassoni
  • Il tassinaro (1983) - Fernanda
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1984, TV Mini-Series) - Xenia

References
  1. Roberto Chiti. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le attrici. Gremese, 1999. ISBN 8877423420.
  2. Valentino interviewed by La Repubblica, 27 June 2007
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