Mara Berni

Mara Berni (born 12 June 1932) is an Italian former stage, television and film actress.

Life and career Born in Brunate, Como as Mara Bernasconi, Berni debuted on stage as a child actress with the "Compagnia dei Piccoli" directed by Wanda Petrini. After studying piano and completing her studies, she enrolled the drama workshop held in Milan by actress Teresa Franchini. She retired from showbusiness in the late 1980s, when she married Tarik Mamoud Rana, a businessman of Pakistani origin.

Selected filmography

Girls Marked Danger (1952) Love in the City (1953) Easy Years (1953) It Happened at the Police Station (1954) The Beach (1954) Il seduttore (1954) Buonanotte... avvocato! (1955) Andalusia Express (1956) The Moralist (1959) Juke box urli d'amore (1959) Checkerboard (1959) The Cossacks (1960) The Traffic Policeman (1960) Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (1961) Samson (1961) The Hours of Love (1962) Samson Against the Sheik (1962) The Fury of Hercules (1962)