After working in a Milan pastry shop, she won Miss Italia 1947, which opened the path to cinema. She debuted in de Santis’ Non c’è pace tra gli ulivi (1950) and quickly became a muse of Italian neorealism, starring in Antonioni’s Cronaca di un amore (1950) and de Santis’ Roma ore 11 (1951). Her versatility allowed her to alternate between serious dramas such as Bardem’s Muerte de un ciclista (1955…
