Mattioli, Luisa

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Luisa Mattioli in "Diciottenni al sole" (1962)

Luisa Mattioli is a C.S.C. actress who graduated from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 1957.

She was born on March 23rd 1936 in San Stino di Livenza, Italy.

She began her film career with 2 roles filmed the year before her graduation and worked steadily in films and TV for the next 6 years without ever really breaking out from the pack.

Luisa began an affair with married British actor (and future James Bond) Roger Moore while filming Il ratto delle sabine in 1961, which they continued through a second production together, Un branco di vigliacchi. Moore's autobiography informs us that Luisa was under contract to Enrico Bomba, producer of both films. Luisa gave up her acting career to move to Britain, to live, initially as Moore's mistress, then later, when his divorce became final in 1969, as his wife. They had 3 children (Christian, Deborah and Jeffrey) and remained married for 30 years. The couple eventually split acrimoniously in 2000 after Moore started an affair with Luisa's friend, Swedish socialite Kristina Tholstrup (they were later married).

Luisa passed away on October 6th 2021 in Switzerland "following a long illness" at the age of 85.

I have found several references online to Luisa having written an autobiography titled "Nothing Lasts Forever", however searches for the book have been fruitless, so its existence is a mystery. Roger Moore wrote several autobiographies, but, for someone to whom he was married for 30 years, Luisa is most notable by her absence, mentioned in passing when it is unavoidable, but for the most part like a ghost figure who you know was there but that you must only talk about in whispers - so no enlightening information and only one photograph.

Filmography

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1956

1. Ragazzi di Trastevere (Short) .... Dora (credited)
   
   1957
2. L'angelo delle alpi .... Maddalena (poster credit - role unconfirmed)
   
   1958
3. La spada di Damocle (TV movie) .... Elena (credited)
4. Mia nonna poliziotto .... Ileana's sister (credited)
5. Napoli, sole mio! .... Maddalena (credited as Maria Luisa Mattioli)
6. Serenatella sciuè sciuè .... Ginevra (poster credit - role unconfirmed)
   
   1959
7. La notte del grande assalto .... Isabella's maid (credited)
8. Ottocento (TV mini-series) - ep. 1 .... Irene d'Ingria (credited)
   
   1960
9. A noi piace freddo…! .... Laura Biondi (credited)
10. Giallo club - Invito al poliziesco (TV series) - season 2, ep. 1: "Rapina al grattacielo" .... Edith (credited)
    
    1961
11. I fratelli corsi .... Domenico's wife (credited)
12. Il caso Maurizius (TV miniseries) - ep. 3, 4 .... Melitta (credited on Radiocorriere TV)
13. Il ratto delle sabine .... Silvia (credited)
14. La spada dell'Islam .... (credit only)
    
    1962
15. Diciottenni al sole .... Jeannie (credited)
16. La bella Lola .... Ana (credited)
17. Un branco di vigliacchi .... Germana (credited)
    
    1963
18. Le roi du village .... Clotilde (credited)
19. Tempesta sur Ceylon .... Helga (credited in some versions - appearance uncertain)

More Luisa!

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There are a number of other films where Luisa is credited with appearing somewhere online, so if you have any of these you know what to do.

• Presentimento (1956) - ANICA
• Il caso Maurizius (TV mini-series, 1961) - IMDb
  
  She should also appear in a number of James Bond-related items found as extras on DVD's such as appearances at premieres and on-set footage.

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La spada di Damocle (1958) TV movie, credited, as Elena

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Mia nonna poliziotto (1958) credited, as Ileana's sister

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La notte del grande assalto (1959) credited, as Isabella's maid

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I fratelli corsi (1961) credited, as Domenico's wife

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Il ratto delle sabine (1961) credited, as Silvia

The first of 2 Italian films she appeared in with future husband Roger Moore.

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La spada dell'Islam (1961) credited but not found, almost certainly a credit only.

This was one of a number of Italian-Egyptian co-productions where different versions were shot with lead actors from each country. The new scenes for the hard-to-find Italian version of this one involve Folco Lulli, Silvana Pampanini and a couple of other actors appearing in a few scenes which have little connection to the rest of what's going on and Luisa isn't amongst them. The Egyptian version, which oddly is much easier to find good prints of, is actually quite good, but the Italian version is rather nonsensical.

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Diciottenni al sole (1962) credited, as Jeannie

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La bella Lola (Quel nostro impossibile amore) (1962) credited, as Ana

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Un branco di vigliacchi (1962) credited, as Germana.

The second of the 2 Italian productions she appeared in opposite future husband Roger Moore.