María Denis

María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004, born Maria Esther Belmonte ) was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy when she was 16, in 1932, and appeared in her first film there the same year. She became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl-next-door characters. Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949, she appeared in the British film Private Angelo.

Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress.

Denis died in Rome on 15 April 2004, at the age of 87.

Selected filmography

What Scoundrels Men Are! (1932) - (uncredited) The Telephone Operator (1932) - (uncredited) (1933) - Caterina 1860 (1933) - Clelia My Little One (1933) - La ragazza nel bar all'aperto Tourist Train (1933) - Maria (1933) - Collega Villafranca (1934) Seconda B (1934) - Marta Renzi The Matchmaker (1934) Mr. Desire (1934) Creatures of the Night (1934) - L'altra ragazza (1935) - La graziosa ragazza Together in the Dark (1935) - Manicure (1935) - Nella The Joker King (1936) - Fanya God's Will Be Done (1936) - Anna Joe the Red (1936) - Marietta Clavel King of Diamonds (1936) - Lola The Countess of Parma (1937) - Adriana Lasciate ogni speranza (1937) - La figlia Gina The Two Misanthropists (1937) - Betty Naples of Olden Times (1938) - Ninetta (1938) Departure (1938) - Anna Diana They've Kidnapped a Man (1938) - L'amichetta del attore Who Are You? (1939) - Francesca (1939) - Marcella The Document (1939) - La contessina Luisa Sabelli Two on a Vacation (1940) - Liliana Casali The Last Enemy (1940) - Anna Vitali The Two Mothers (1940) - Agatina (1940) - La figlia del direttore del giornale The Siege of the Alcazar (1940) - Conchita Alvarez Abandonment (1940) - Maria, sua sorella Goodbye Youth (1940) - Dorina (1941) - Ada Mellario (1941) - Vera Yes, Madam (1942) - Cristina Zunino (1942) - Isa Sturmer The Two Orphans (1942) - Luisa The Little Teacher (1942) - Maria Bini, la maestrina (1943) - Lisa No Turning Back (1945) - Anna Bortone La Vie de Bohème (1945) - Mimi / Mimì (1946) - Nedda, sorella di Jana Crime News (1947) Nada (1947) - Ena Berenguer Four Women (1947) - Blanca / Elena / Lola / Marta The Dance of Death (1948) - Rita Private Angelo (1949) - Lucrezia The Flame That Will Not Die (1949) - Maria A Slice of Life (1954) - La signora (segment "Scusi ma...") (final film role)