Born anna maria pierangeli, she was a model before acting with the professional name of pier angeli Her american motion picture debut was in the starring role of the film teresa (1951), for which she won a golden globe award for young star of. She was the recipient of the nastro d'argento for best actress for her debut role in the 1950.
Anna maria pierangeli was born june 19, 1932, in cagliari, sardinia, italy 11, 1971 the new york times archives Anna and her twin sister, marisa pavan, both had their eyes on becoming film stars, since that was one of the big italian pastimes
Her first role was an uncredited part. Pier angeli, actress, 39, dies For 2 decades share full article sept