Cast & creator
Marina Berti
Best known for Jesus of Nazareth, Ben-Hur, The Odyssey
Elena Maureen Bertolini, known as Marina Berti, (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002) was an English-born Italian film actress. Her first screen appearance was in the Anna Magnani film, La Fuggitiva in 1941. She appeared mainly in small roles and in the occasional leading role in nearly 100 films both Italian and American. Her appearances include Quo Vadis (1951), Abdulla the Great (1955), Ben Hur (1959), Cleopatra (1963), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974), Night Train Murders (1975), and the TV miniseries' Moses the Lawgiver (1975) and Jesus of Nazareth (1977). Her last film appearance was in the Costa-Gavras film Amen. in 2002. [Wikipedia]
Also known as: Maurin Melrose - Marina Berti, Maureen Melrose, Elena Maureen Bertolini, Марина Берти
70
film credits
5
television credits
75
1941–2002 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (75)
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Jesus of Nazareth
Elizabeth
1977
Ben-Hur
Flavia (uncredited)
1959
The Odyssey
Arete
1968
Moses the Lawgiver
Eliseba
1974
Quo Vadis
Eunice
1951
Castle Hohenstein
Fürstin Federica di Veneria
1992
Nero Wolfe
Callie Frost
1969
Jessica
Filippella Risino
1962
Stubborn Fate
Eva Meyer
1992
Late Night Trains
Laura Stradi
1975
Sinfonia fatale
Mirella
1947
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
Gina
1969
Amen.
La Principessa
2002
The Odyssey
Arete
1969
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
Mrs. Polvesi
1974
The Divine Nymph
Zia di Manuela
1975
Madame
Elisa Bonaparte
1961
La colpa di una madre
Alma
1952
An Angel for Satan
Ilda, the Housekeeper
1966
The Stranger Returns
Ethel
1967
Prince of Foxes
Angela Borgia
1949
The Red Carnation
1976
The Queen of Sheba
Zamira, betrothed of Rehoboam
1952
Made in Italy
Bored Diner (segment "1 'Usi e costumi', episode 1")
1965
Moses the Lawgiver
Eliseba
1976
Every Man Is My Enemy
Anna
1967
Hate Is My God
Blanche Durand
1969
Lady Caliph
Clementine Doberdò
1970
Il cavaliere dalla spada nera
Contessa Laura
1956
Red Love
Marianna Cossu
1952
Damon and Pythias
Mereka - Nerissa's Friend
1962
Planet Venus
1972
Buona parte di Paolina
1973
La primadonna
Ester
1943
A Spiral of Mist
Costanza Sangermano
1977
The Swordsman of Siena
Countess of Osta
1962
The Gates of Heaven
The nurse
1945
The Repenter
1985
Knights of the Queen
Jacqueline Planchet
1954Mit dem Herzen einer Mutter
Carla DeConti
1992
At the Edge of the City
Luisa
1953
La posta in gioco
Luigina, la moglie di Bellomo
1988
A Face in the Rain
Anna
1963
Woman of the Mountains
Zosi
1944
Le avventure di Ulisse
Arete
1969
The Sky Is Red
Carla
1950Il sentiero dell'odio
Bella Pietramala
1950
The Earth Cries Out
Dina
1949
Il canto dell'emigrante
Mara
1956Un eroe del nostro tempo
Monsieur
Mrs. Danoni
1964
Up Front
Emi Rosso
1951
Safety Catch
Alberta's sister
1970
Eager to Live
Lucia
1953
La valle del diavolo
Greta
1943
Night of the Storm
Caterina
1946
Casta diva
Beatrice Turina
1954
Deported
Gina Carapia
1950
Tre nel mille
1971
Giacomo l'idealista
Celestina
1943
Embassy
Marina
1985
I dieci comandamenti
(segment "Non desiderare la roba d'altri")
1945
Cuori sul mare
1950
Shamed
Anna
1947
The Testimony
Linda
1946
Dead End
Sergio's Mother
1969
Divieto di sosta
1941Abdullah's Harem
Aziza
1955
Temptation
1969
La fuggitiva
Lucia
1941
Il capitano nero
Barbara Vivaldi
1951
Don Milani
The teacher
1976Sicilian Uprising
Laura
1949
Operazione Mitra
Marisa Rossi
1955L'ultima mazurka
Signora in treno
1986