Lucia Modugno
Biography
Lucia Modugno (Bari, July 9, 1932) is an Italian actress, theater director, and writer. She made her film debut in 1959 with Il generale Della Rovere by Rossellini and has acted in both auteur and genre films, working with directors such as Risi, Scola, Corbucci, and Bava. On television, she appeared in dramas like Anna Karenina and Il segno del comando. On stage, she performed with renowned actors and, since 1980, has led her own theater company, directing plays by authors such as Moravia, Shaw, and Feydeau, often adapting them into musicals. Among her latest productions are Cose turche (2009) and L’Occhio di Eros. From 2009 to 2022, she made cameo appearances in films and TV series directed by Muccino, Avati, and others. In 2022, she joined the main cast of Home Sweet Rome, a new series by Hannah Montana creator Michael Poryes. She has published five books: two on show business, two novels, and a novelized essay.
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Full filmography
- Barabbas (1961)
- General Della Rovere (1959) as Partisan girl
- Danger: Diabolik (1968) as Prostitute
- The Monsters (1963) as Clara Altidori (segment "La nobile Arte")
- Navajo Joe (1966) as Geraldine
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) as Nurse
- Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (1969) as Fabienne Krüger
- The Twelve-Handed Men of Mars (1964)
- The Sultans (1966) as Maguy
- Howlers of the Dock (1960)
- My Name Is Pecos (1966) as Mary Burton
- Ursus in the Valley of the Lions (1961)
- The Swindlers (1963) as Franca (segment "Suore")
- Her Private Hell (1968) as Marisa
- For a Few Dollars Less (1966) as Sally
- Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino (1972) as Margherita
- From Istanbul, Orders to Kill (1965) as Olga
- Operation White Shark (1966) as Eva
- LSD Flesh of Devil (1967) as Liz - the guinea-pig for LSD
- Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
- I magnifici tre (1961)
- È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere (1966) as Elena Davilas
- Primitive Love (1964)