Maria Pia Conte
Actor
Biography
Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet. After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962. Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count. She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber. She retired in the late 1970s. She was married to actor Giuseppe Rinaldi (1919-2007) and is the mother of actress Francesca Rinaldi.
Filmography
Tony Arzenta
as Carre's Secretary in the Nightclub (uncredited) 1973
Spasmo
as Xenia 1974
Love Is a Funny Thing
as La femme d'Henri 1969
The Arena
as Lucinia 1974
The Hanging Woman
as Nadia Mihaly 1973
War Between the Planets
as - 1966
And Now My Love
1974
Snow Devils
as Countess 1967
Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?
as Moglie del pizzicagnolo 1971
Death on the Fourposter
as Nikki 1964
Riot in a Women's Prison
as Martine's Friend 1974
Hero of Rome
as Valeria 1964
Che dottoressa ragazzi!
as Sigrun 1976
The Novice
as Franca 1975
Madame Bovary
as Felicitas 1969
Pirates of Blood Island
as Mary Bell 1972