Anna Maria Orso (December 11, 1938 – August 14, 2012) was an Italian film actress whose career in international and Italian cinema spanned more than fifty years.
Orso made her film debut in The Bible: In the Beginning, a 1966 religious epic film directed by American film director John Huston. Over the course of her career, Orso appeared in numerous American and Italian films directed by Alberto Bevilacqua, Marco Bellocchio, Jose Dajane, Riccardo Donna, Diego Febbraro, Luciano Odorisio, Pasquale Squitieri, Massimo Troisi, and Wim Wenders.
Anna Orso died in a Rome hospital of an illness on August 14, 2012, at the age of 74. She was survived by her son, Umberto. Her remains were cremated, and a memorial service was scheduled for the library of cinema in Trastevere in September 2012.
Filmography
Actress
2015
Darkside Witches as
Witch
2013
The Girl from Nagasaki
2012
L'Icona (Primavera d'autunno) (Short) as
Claudia
2012
The Lithium Conspiracy as
Signora con i capelli bianchi
2012
La prima legge di Newton (Short)
2012
My Way as
La vieille Italienne
2011
Al di là del lago (TV Series) as
Beatrice
- Sospetto atroce (2011) - Beatrice
2010
41 (Short) as
Giuditta
2010
Recipe for Crime (TV Series) as
Contessa Becari
- Una morte dannunziana (2010) - Contessa Becari
2010
Io e mio figlio - Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi (TV Series) as
Maria Gradoli
- Episode #1.6 (2010) - Maria Gradoli
- Episode #1.5 (2010) - Maria Gradoli
- Episode #1.4 (2010) - Maria Gradoli
- Episode #1.3 (2010) - Maria Gradoli
- Episode #1.2 (2010) - Maria Gradoli
2009
Il talento di Fabio (Short) as
Lidia
2009
Four Single Fathers as
Dom's Mother
2008
Qualcuno mi aiuti (Short)
2008
Palermo Shooting as
Mother
2008
L'anno mille as
Guaritrice
2008
Colpo d'occhio
2007
My Daughters (TV Series) as
Madre dell'emiro
- Episode #2.3 (2007) - Madre dell'emiro
2006
Lost Connections (Short)
2006
La contessa di Castiglione (TV Movie)
2006
Don Matteo (TV Series) as
Didi
- Il ballo delle debuttanti (2006) - Didi
2005
Nebbie e delitti (TV Series) as
Madre Emma
- I Misteri delle Donne (2005) - Madre Emma
2005
Manual of Love as
Margherita's mother
2004
Questo amore (TV Movie)
2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as
Party Guest
2003
Ore 2: Calma piatta (Short) as
Signora
2003
My House in Umbria (TV Movie) as
Woman in Siena
2002
Il naso storto (Short)
2002
Il fiore (Short)
2002
Non ho l'età 2 (TV Movie)
2001
Il sinfamolle (Short)
2001
L'uomo che piaceva alle donne - Bel Ami (TV Movie) as
Marie
2001
Non ho l'età (TV Movie)
2000
Incontri di primavera
2000
Ponte Milvio as
Emilia
1998
Professione fantasma (TV Series) as
Antonia
- Un vero signore (1998) - Antonia
1998
Il maresciallo Rocca (TV Series) as
Signora Serpieri
- Un delitto diverso (1998) - Signora Serpieri
1997
Un giorno, un giorno, una notte... as
La donna da anziana
1997
L'avvocato delle donne (TV Mini Series) as
Madre di Stefania
- Caterina (1997) - Madre di Stefania
1995
Legami di sangue (Short)
1995
Io e il re
1993
Cominciò tutto per caso as
Madre di Stefania
1993
La scalata (TV Mini Series) as
Madre di Susanna
- Episode #1.3 (1993) - Madre di Susanna
- Episode #1.1 (1993) - Madre di Susanna
1992
Blu notte
1992
Limite valicabile (Short) as
Lucia
1992
Adelaide as
Aunt
1992
Submission of a Woman as
Anna
1990
La storia spezzata (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.2 (1990)
- Episode #1.1 (1990)
1988
Casa Vianello (TV Series) as
Signora Girardi
- Bricolage (1988) - Signora Girardi
1987
Le vie del Signore sono finite
1986
La vita di scorta
1986
Devil in the Flesh as
Mrs. Dozza
1986
The Monster of Florence as
Mother of a victim
1985
Il pentito
1984
All'ombra della grande quercia (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.4 (1984)
- Episode #1.3 (1984)
- Episode #1.2 (1984)
- Episode #1.1 (1984)
1983
The Exterminators of the Year 3000 as
Linda
1982
Verdi (TV Mini Series) as
Filomena
- Il vecchio mago (1982) - Filomena
1981
L'ultima volta insieme as
Vittoria
1980
A Leap in the Dark as
Marilena
1980
The Good Thief as
Maria Magdalena
1977
Ride bene... chi ride ultimo as
Wife of Entrepreneur (segment "Arriva lo Sceicco")
1975
A Second Spring as
Marcella
1975
Cagliostro as
The Queen
1974
Alcide De Gasperi (TV Series)
1974
24 ore... non un minuto di più
1974
Young Lucrezia as
Giovanna Cattanei aka Vannozza
1974
La profanazione
1973
The Inheritor as
Giovanella Cordell
1973
Baciamo le mani as
Signora Ardizzone
1972
This Kind of Love
1970
Io e Dio
1970
Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera
1969
Agguato sul Bosforo as
Roberta (uncredited)
1969
The Fourth Wall
1967
Day of Anger as
Eileen Cutcher
1967
Gentleman Killer as
Ruth Morrison
1966
The Bible: In the Beginning... as
Shem's Wife (as Anna Maria Orso)
1963
Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio (as Anna Maria Orso)
