Sandra Milo
Biography
Sandra Milo, born Salvatrice Elena Greco on March 11, 1933, in Tunis, was an Italian actress, television personality, author, and musician. She made her film debut in 1955 alongside Alberto Sordi in The Bachelor. Her first major role came in 1959 in General della Rovere, directed by Roberto Rossellini and secured through producer Moris Ergas. She also appeared in Rossellini's film Vanina Vanini. Milo won a Silver Ribbon best supporting actress award for each of her roles in Federico Fellini's films 8½ and Juliet of the Spirits. Following her marriage, she retired from her acting career. She passed away on January 29, 2024, in Rome.
Career overview
Sandra Milo, born Salvatrice Elena Greco on March 11, 1933, in Tunis, was an Italian actress, television personality, author, and musician. She made her film debut in 1955 alongside Alberto Sordi in The Bachelor. Her first major role came in 1959, secured through producer Moris Ergas, in General della Rovere, directed by Roberto Rossellini. She subsequently appeared in Rossellini's film Vanina Vanini, though Rossellini's career was later impacted after the film received harsh criticism at the Venice Festival.
Milo notably starred in films directed by Federico Fellini, earning a Silver Ribbon best supporting actress award for each of her roles in 8 and a Half and Juliet of the Spirits. Following her marriage, she retired from her acting career. Throughout her working life, she amassed numerous known credits in film and television.
Her life and career concluded with her death on January 29, 2024, in Rome, at the age of ninety.
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- Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Fading Gigolo (2023) as Marisa
- The Best Century of My Life (2023) as Signora J.O.
- Roma, santa e dannata (2023) as Sé stessa
- Betrayed Adolescence (2023) as Nonna Laura
- Che bella storia la vita (2023) as Sandra
- Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue (2022) as Sandra Milo
- Quelle brave ragazze (2022)
- Feliz Navidad (2022)
- Drag Race Italia (2021) as Self - Judge
- A Bookshop in Paris (2021) as Madame Milo
- Fellinopolis (2021) as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- We Are Cinema (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta (2021)
- Free - Liberi (2021) as Mirna
- A Patch by Lundini (2020) as Self
- TV Story Superstar (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Nemici (2020)
- The Truth About La Dolce Vita (2020)
- There's No Place Like Home (2018) as Maria
- My Beloved Enemy (2018) as Antonietta Stefanelli
- Felicissime condoglianze (2017) as Zia
- Salvatrice - Sandra Milo si racconta (2017)
- Il velo di Maya (2017) as Nonna Marta
- Before Monday (2016) as Chanel
- Camminando nel cielo (2015)
- Una notte agli studios (2013) as Venditrice
- W Zappatore (2013) as Nonna Zappatore
- L'arte del fai da te (2013)
- Impepata di nozze (2012) as Madre di Michele
- Baci salati (2012) as Contessa Motta
- Flaiano: il meglio è passato (2010)
- Happy Family (2010) as Ezio's Mother
- Alta Infedeltà (2010) as una cliente
- Hollywood sul Tevere (2009)
- Impotenti esistenziali (2009) as Aunt Elisabetta
- Sleepless - Senza sonno (2009) as Mamma di Olga
- Chi nasce tondo... (2008) as Anna Tre Culi
- La perfezionista (2008)
- Un volto tra la folla (2008)
- Fellini dice... (2006) as Self
- Incantato (2003) as Arabella
- The Last Sequence (2003) as Self
- Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others (2003) as Self
- Camerieri (1995) as Salvatore Azzaro's Mistress (uncredited)
- In morte di Federico Fellini (1994)
- Cinderella '87 (1987) as Marianne
- Cinderella '80 (1984) as Marianne
- Fellini nel cestino (1983) as Self
- Grog (1982) as Vittoria
- La dolce vita 20 anni dopo (1980)
- Tesoromio (1979) as Solange
- Riavanti… Marsch! (1979) as Zaira Bergamelli
- The Secret Diary of 'Amarcord' (1974) as Self / Gradisca
- Ciao, Federico! (1970) as Self (uncredited)
- Fellini: The Director as Creator (1970)
- Dead for a Dollar (1968) as Liz
- Per amore... per magia... (1967) as Algisa
- Bang Bang Kid (1967) as Gwenda Skaggel
- The Strange Night (1967) as Debora
- Tutto Totò - Premio Nobel (1967) as Baronessa Simonetta Bagneroli della Stufa
- How I Learned to Love Women (1966) as Ilde
- Juliet of the Spirits (1965) as Suzy / Iris / Fanny
- Weekend, Italian Style (1965) as Giuliana Marletti
- Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini' (1965) as Self
- White Voices (1964) as Carolina
- Summer Frenzy (1964) as Yvonne
- Amori pericolosi (1964) as The General's lover (segment "Il generale")
- Male Companion (1964) as Maria
- Beautiful Families (1964) as Esmeralda
- Woman Is a Wonderful Thing (1964) as Rossella (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce")
- Relax Yourself Darling (1964) as Helene Faustin
- Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta (1964)
- 8½ (1963) as Carla
- The Shortest Day (1963) as Erede siciliana (uncredited)
- Be Careful Ladies (1963) as Henriette
- The Visitor (1963) as Pina
- Ghosts of Rome (1961) as Flora di Roviano
- Vanina Vanini (1961) as Vanina Vanini
- Gli scontenti (1961)
- The Big Risk (1960) as Liliane
- Adua and Her Friends (1960) as Lolita
- General Della Rovere (1959) as Olga
- Way of Youth (1959) as Olga, prostituée
- Lost Souls (1959) as Giulia
- Witness in the City (1959) as Liliane
- The Green Mare (1959) as Margerite Maloret
- Herod the Great (1959) as Sara
- Totò in the Moon (1958) as Tatiana
- The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958) as Ariane
- The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957) as Mathilde Duchamp
- The Woman Who Came from the Sea (1957) as Danae Niebel
- Nero's Mistress (1956)
- Moglie e buoi... (1956) as Silvana
- The Bachelor (1955) as Gabriella