Mascarielli, Maria

[Johan Melle]

Maria Mascarielli, in Annuario degli attori 1977

Maria Mascarielli (alias Ambra Mascarello and listed in Annuario degli attori 1976 with the pseudonym of Renee Lorena), was a background actress apparently credit only in the movie Estratto dagli archivi segreti della polizia di una capitale europea. She has a typical "Fellini face" and indeed she appeared in many films of Fellini. Her name was found in the books Annuario degli attori 1977 and in Fellini's Faces (1982).

Filmography

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1969

1. Fellini - Block notes di un regista .... Woman who tries to convince Fellini to cast her (uncredited)
2. Fellini Satyricon .... Woman of the theater group (uncredited)
   
   1971
3. Noi donne siamo fatte così - segment "L'angelo dei cieli" .... Airplane passenger (uncredited)
4. Trastevere .... role? (uncredited)
   
   1972
5. Estratto dagli archivi segreti della polizia di una capitale europea .... Black mass participant, playing piano
   (credited as "Ambra Mascarello")
   
   1975
6. Salon Kitty .... Woman at Salon Kitty (uncredited)
   
   1976
7. Il Casanova di Federico Fellini .... Dinner guest (uncredited)
   
   1978
8. Emanuelle e le porno notti .... Old stripper (uncredited)
   
   1979
9. Caligola .... Woman at banquet (uncredited)
   
   1982
10. Pierino colpisce ancora .... Woman in the train toilette (uncredited)
    
    1983
11. The Lonely Lady .... Audience member at awards show (uncredited)

Other works

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• La sberla (TV variety show, 1978) - ep. 1, sketch "Al ristorante" .... Restaurant diner (uncredited)
• La sberla (TV variety show, 1978) - ep. 2, sketch "Il ministero" .... Woman at the ministry (uncredited)
• La sberla (TV variety show, 1978) - ep. 5, sketch "In biblioteca" .... Woman at the library (uncredited)

[Johan Melle]

Here is Maria's entry in the Annuario Degli Attori 1977, which is how I was able to identify her:

As mentioned, Maria often appears in the films of Federico Fellini and here she is in Fellini Satyricon (1969) as one the women of the theater group at the start of the film:

She also appears in Fellini - Block notes di un regista (1969) as one of the many women who come to Fellini's office to try to convince him to give her a role in his new film:

[Johan Melle]

Another Fellini role in Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976) where Maria appears as a dinner guest:

And then she re-appears later in Il Casanova in another scene - again as a dinner guest:

And I think this is Maria in another Fellini role as a dancing party guest in La città delle donne (1980):

[Johan Melle]

Maria also appears as one of the devil worshippers in Estratto dagli archivi segreti della polizia di una capitale europea (1972)

In the cast list there is a certain Ambra Mascarello credited, and I think this could actually be a credit for Maria.

[Johan Melle]

And here is Maria in a real cult role in Emanuelle e le porno notti (1978) as an old stripper!

But the audience doesn't like her and start throwing vegetables at her! :lol:

[Johan Melle]

It seems that maybe Tinto Brass, too, liked Maria peculiar features, because he used her in a "hot" role in Salon Kitty (1975):

Brass also used Maria in his infamous film Caligola (1979) where she can be seen as a woman at the banquet:

[Johan Melle]

Maria also appears with a blonde wig together with Alvaro Vitali in Pierino colpisce ancora (1980):

Identification and pictures by Ciavazzaro

[Johan Melle]

And I have now discovered another role for Maria and am happy to inform that she has a very big (but sadly uncredited) role in the famous cult movie Trastevere (1971):

I'm not entirely sure what role she's playing, though. She's clearly a prostitute but also seems to be a close relative of some of the other characters. Usually, I can understand Italian okay, but here everyone speaks in dialect so I couldn't understand anything! Anyway, the film is on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW7fHTso3Zk
So maybe someone who understands dialect better than me can say exactly what her role is and if she has a character name.

[Johan Melle]

I'm pretty sure this is Maria at the awards show in The Lonely Lady (1983) - the woman in black on the right

[Emiliano]

From the book Fellini's Faces (published in July 1, 1982)