Marisa Pavan

Pavan in 1965

Marisa Pavan (born Maria Luisa Pierangeli; 19 June 1932 – 6 December 2023)[1] was an Italian actress. She was known as the twin sister of actress Pier Angeli.[1] She was born in Cagliari, Sardinia.

Her first movie role was in The Rose Tattoo (1955). Her performance earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[2] She also won the Golden Globe Award.[3]

She also starred in Diane (1956), The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956), The Midnight Story (1957) and John Paul Jones (1959).

In 1956, Pavan married French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont.[4] They were married until his death in 2001.[5] They had two sons.

Pavan died on 6 December 2023 at her home in Gassin, France at the age of 91.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Allen, Jane. Pier Angeli: a fragile life (2002)McFarland. p. 6. ISBN 0-7864-1392-1.
  2. ("Marisa Pavan" search results). Academy Awards Database. Retrieved 26 March 2018.[dead link]
  3. Marisa Pavan. Golden Globe AwardsHollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. "Romantic Flurry Almost Upsets Marisa Pavan, Aumont Wedding". The San Bernardino County Sun (California, San Bernardino): 7. March 28, 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18664930/marisa_pavan/. Retrieved March 26, 2018.  open access publication – free to read
  5. "Aumont Survivors". Los Angeles Times (California, Los Angeles): 31. February 1, 2001. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33677136/jeanpierre_aumont_survivors/. Retrieved July 8, 2019.  open access publication – free to read
  6. L'actrice Marisa Pavan est morte à l'âge de 91 ans (in French)

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