Marilù Tolo

Marilù Tolo (born Maria Lucia Tolo; 16 January 1944) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1960 and 1985.

Marilù Tolo
Born	Maria Lucia Tolo (1944-01-16) 16 January 1944 (age 81) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1960–1985

Life and career

Tolo was born in Rome, and at a very young age worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the RAI variety show Il Musichiere.^[1] She made her film debut at 16 years old in Alberto Lattuada's Sweet Deceptions.^[1]

Tolo was among the shortlisted actresses who performed screen tests for the supporting antagonistic role of Ursa in Superman (1978), a role which she narrowly lost out on to Sarah Douglas. The screen tests were released as a special feature on the 2001 DVD home video re-release of the film.^[2]

She was also a fashion model, and a close friend of Italian stylist Valentino. Valentino said in an interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Tolo was the only woman he had ever really loved.^[3]

Selected filmography

• Howlers in the Dock (1960) - Marilù
• I piaceri del sabato notte (1960) - La sartina - l'amante di Luigi
• Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960) - Amazzone
• Sweet Deceptions (1960) - Margherita
• Le ambiziose (1961)
• Shéhérazade (1963) - Shirin
• Adultero lui, adultera lei (1963) - Lina
• The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964) - Olympia
• Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964) - Ena
• The Triumph of Hercules (1964) - Princess Ate
• Marriage Italian Style (1964) - Diana the cashier
• The Magnificent Gladiator (1964) - Velida, Galienus' Daughter
• La Celestina P... R... (1965) - Silvana
• Le Chant du monde (1965) - Gina
• Juliet of the Spirits (1965) - TV Presenter (uncredited)
• Espionage in Lisbon (1965) - Terry Brown, 077's partner
• Una ráfaga de plomo (1965) - Yasmin
• Night of Violence (1965) - Sister of Carla Pratesi
• Balearic Caper (1966) - Sofia
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) - Sophia Banzo
• Your Money or Your Life (1966) - Violette
• To Skin a Spy (1966) - Anna
• Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966) - Gioia
• Perry Grant, agente di ferro (1966) - Paola Kuriel
• Judoka-Secret Agent (1966) - Vanessa
• The Witches (1967) - Waitress (segment "Strega Bruciata Viva, La")
• Sept hommes et une garce (1967) - Carlotta
• The Oldest Profession (1967) - Marlene, Miss Physical Love (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") (as Marilu Tolo)
• Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967) - Flory
• Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka (1967) - Jennifer
• The Killer Likes Candy (1968) - Sylva
• A Stroke of 1000 Millions (1968) - Prinzi
• Commandos (1968) - Adriana
• Candy (1968) - Conchita
• I dannati della Terra (1969) - Adriana
• Las trompetas del apocalipsis (1969) - Helen Becker
• Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It (1970) - Verde
• Un été sauvage (1970)
• Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970) - Manila
• Gradiva (1970)
• Confessions of a Police Captain (1971) - Serena Li Puma
• Romance of a Horsethief (1971) - Manka
• The Double (1971) - Marie
• Eneide (1971) - Venus
• Long Live Your Death (1971) - Lupita
• We Are All in Temporary Liberty (1971) - Emilia - wife of Langellone
• My Dear Killer (1972) - Dr. Anna Borgese
• Shadows Unseen (1972) - Simona
• Bluebeard (1972) - Brigitt
• Jus primae noctis (1972) - Venerata
• Meo Patacca (1972) - Sora Nuccia
• Themroc (1973) - La secrétaire
• The Five Days aka Le Cinque Giornate (1973) - The Countess
• Riot in a Women's Prison (1974) - Susan
• Il trafficone (1974) - Rosalia / Macaluso's Wife
• Au-delà de la peur (1975) - Nicole
• Cours après moi que je t'attrape (1976) - Anita
• The Greek Tycoon (1978) - Sophia Matalas
• The Sleep of Death (1980) - Countess Elga
• Scorpion with Two Tails (1982) - Contessa Maria Volumna
• Marco Polo (1982, TV Mini-Series) - Donna Fiammetta
• Vacanze di Natale (1983) - Grazia Tassoni
• Il tassinaro (1983) - Fernanda
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1984, TV Mini-Series) - Xenia
• Sogni e bisogni (1985) - Wanda de Amicis