Actress. She was best known to film viewers for her role as Rosa Delle Rose in the 1955 film "The Rose Tattoo," which earned her a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe Award. Born Maria Luisa Pierangeli, she was the twin sister of film star Pier Angeli. She had no prior acting training when she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1951. The next year, she made her acting debut in the film "What Price Glory." Besides "The Rose Tattoo," she went on to appear in such films as "Diane" (1956), starring Lana Turner, "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1956), with Gregory Peck, and in the film noir "The Midnight Story" (1957) with Tony Curtis. In 1954, she made her television debut on the series "Fireside Theatre." Her later television credits included such series as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Climax!," "Naked City," "77 Sunset Strip," "The F.B.I.," "Wonder Woman," "Hawaii Five-O," and "Ryan's Hope." She was married to actor Jean-Pierre Aumont.
Actress. She was best known to film viewers for her role as Rosa Delle Rose in the 1955 film "The Rose Tattoo," which earned her a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe Award. Born Maria Luisa Pierangeli, she was the twin sister of film star Pier Angeli. She had no prior acting training when she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1951. The next year, she made her acting debut in the film "What Price Glory." Besides "The Rose Tattoo," she went on to appear in such films as "Diane" (1956), starring Lana Turner, "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" (1956), with Gregory Peck, and in the film noir "The Midnight Story" (1957) with Tony Curtis. In 1954, she made her television debut on the series "Fireside Theatre." Her later television credits included such series as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Climax!," "Naked City," "77 Sunset Strip," "The F.B.I.," "Wonder Woman," "Hawaii Five-O," and "Ryan's Hope." She was married to actor Jean-Pierre Aumont.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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