Lea Massari
Acting Born Jun 30, 1933 Died Jun 23, 2025 Roma, Lazio, Italy 62 credits
Biography
Lea Massari, born Anna Maria Massetani on June 30, 1933, was an Italian actress who died on June 23, 2025. After the death of her fiancé Leo, she adopted the name Lea Massari at age 22. She studied architecture in Switzerland before pursuing a career in Italian and French cinema. Massari gained prominence in art cinema for her performances as Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura and as Clara in Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart. Her filmography includes Sergio Leone's debut, Il Colosso di Rodi, and the international production Les choses de la vie. Additionally, Massari served as a member of the jury during her career.
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Frequent co-stars
Adalberto Maria Merli
2 shared titles
Salvo Randone
2 shared titles
Valeria Ciangottini
2 shared titles
Rossana Di Rocco
2 shared titles
Benoît Ferreux
1 shared title
Marc Winocourt
1 shared title
Fabien Ferreux
1 shared title
Daniel Gélin
1 shared title
Michael Lonsdale
1 shared title
Ave Ninchi
1 shared title
Career timeline
Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit
Il était une fois Sergio Leone
Journey of Love
Una donna spezzataUna donna spezzata · Writer
Secrets Secrets
The Seventh Target
SarahReturn to Lisca Bianca Island
La Flambeuse
Christ Stopped at EboliLe Divorcement
Sale rêveurThe Meetings of Anna
Faces of LoveA Dog Called... VengeanceViolette & FrancoisAntonio Gramsci: The Days of PrisonEdipo Re
Chi dice donna, dice donnaThe Probability FactorStream Line
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheMidi PremièreThe Night Caller
Spécial cinémaAnna KareninaAllonsanfanBloody Murder
The Silent OneImpossible ObjectThe Woman in BlueThe Son
Midi trenteIndian SummerAnd Hope to Die
Murmur of the HeartPaolo e FrancescaDevil's Ransom
The Things of LifeCéleste
The Brothers Karamazov
I Want Him DeadVolver a vivir
The MisanthropeGarden of Delights
Made in ItalyThe Camp Followers
The UnvanquishedWeeping for a Bandit
Conquered CityParis Pick-UpThe Four Days of Naples
The Colossus of RhodesA Difficult LifeDreams Die at Dawn
L'AvventuraFrom a Roman Balcony
Resurrection
I sogni nel cassetto
Forbidden
Full filmography
- Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Il était une fois Sergio Leone (2014) as Self
- Journey of Love (1990) as Zaira
- Una donna spezzata (1988)
- Una donna spezzata (1988) Writer
- Secrets Secrets (1985) as Marta
- The Seventh Target (1984) as Nelly
- Sarah (1983) as Carla Angelli
- Return to Lisca Bianca Island (1983) as Anna (voice) (archive footage)
- La Flambeuse (1981) as Louise
- Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) as Luisa Levi
- Le Divorcement (1979) as Rosa
- Sale rêveur (1978) as Joséphe
- The Meetings of Anna (1978) as Anna's mother
- Faces of Love (1977) as Cecilia
- A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977) as Muriel
- Violette & Francois (1977) as Cécile Levene
- Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison (1977) as Tania
- Edipo Re (1977) as Iocasta
- Chi dice donna, dice donna (1976) as Gilbert
- The Probability Factor (1976) as Gloria
- Stream Line (1976) as Amanda Treves
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Midi Première (1975) as Self
- The Night Caller (1975) as Norah Elmer
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Anna Karenina (1974) as Anna Karenina
- Allonsanfan (1974) as Charlotte
- Bloody Murder (1974) as Helene Noblet
- The Silent One (1973) as Maria
- Impossible Object (1973) as Hippolyta
- The Woman in Blue (1973) as Aurélie
- The Son (1973) as Maria
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- Indian Summer (1972) as Monica
- And Hope to Die (1972) as Sugar
- Murmur of the Heart (1971) as Clara Chevalier
- Paolo e Francesca (1971)
- Devil's Ransom (1971) as Britt
- The Things of Life (1970) as Catherine Bérard
- Céleste (1970) as Hélène
- The Brothers Karamazov (1969) as Agrafena Aleksàndrovna
- I Want Him Dead (1968) as Aloma
- Volver a vivir (1968) as María
- The Misanthrope (1967) as Célimène
- Garden of Delights (1967)
- Made in Italy (1965) as Monica (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 3")
- The Camp Followers (1965) as Toula
- The Unvanquished (1964) as Dominique Servet
- Weeping for a Bandit (1964) as María Jerónima
- Conquered City (1962) as Lelia Mendores
- Paris Pick-Up (1962) as Marthe Dravet
- The Four Days of Naples (1962) as Maria
- The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) as Diala
- A Difficult Life (1961) as Elena Pavinato
- Dreams Die at Dawn (1961) as Anna Miklos
- L'Avventura (1960) as Anna
- From a Roman Balcony (1960) as Freya
- Resurrection (1958) as Maria Pawlowa
- I sogni nel cassetto (1957) as Lucia Moretti
- Forbidden (1955) as Agnese Barras
- Morte di un bandito as Santa