Lianella Carell

Lianella Carell (6 May 1927 – 22 December 2000) was an Italian film actress and screenwriter.^[1] She appeared in 18 films between 1948 and 1958. She is best known for playing Maria Ricci, the wife of the protagonist in the 1948 film Bicycle Thieves, which was also her acting debut.

Lianella Carell
Carell in 1951
Born	(1927-05-06)6 May 1927 Rome, Italy
Died	22 December 2000(2000-12-22) (aged 73) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actress, screenwriter
Years active	1949-1984

Career

Originally a writer, playwright and journalist, Carell knew Vittorio De Sica during an interview she made for a radio program; at the time De Sica was looking for a non-professional cast for Bicycle Thieves, and particularly for the female lead.^[2] The role of Maria gave Carell critical acclaim, and brought her several main roles for about a decade.^[2] Dissatisfied with her career, she eventually retired from acting in 1958 to focus on a career as a screenwriter and television writer.^[2]

Filmography

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1948	Bicycle Thieves	Maria
1950	Welcome, Reverend!	Anna
1951	The Forbidden Christ
1951	The Counterfeiters	Lucia
1952	A Woman Has Killed	Anna
1952	Viva il cinema!	Gertrude Edelweiss
1952	Ragazze da marito	Gina Mazzillo
1953	Viva la rivista!
1954	Genoese Dragnet	Gianna, moglie di Michele
1954	Cose da pazzi	Diomora Guidi
1954	Desiderio 'e sole	Mary
1954	Letter from Naples	Laura Conforto
1954	The Gold of Naples	Carolina Petrillo	(segment "Il guappo")
1954	A Free Woman	Solange
1955	Accadde al penitenziario
1955	Il piccolo vetraio	madre di Piero
1958	Pezzo, capopezzo e capitano	Mrs. Sciacciabratta
1958	Gli zitelloni	Carmen

Screenplays

• Love and Troubles , directed by Angelo Dorigo (1958)
• Me, Me, Me... and the Others, directed by Alessandro Blasetti (1965)
• Bandits in Rome, directed by Alberto De Martino (1968)
• Carnal Circuit, directed by Alberto De Martino (1969)
• Scandal in the Family, directed by Bruno Gaburro (1974)