Portrait of Silvana Mangano

Acting

Silvana Mangano

Career

Active from 1947 to 1981, busiest in 1954 and 1967 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Silvana Mangano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Italian Cinema 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Melancholy 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Episodic 2
  • Post-War Italy 2
  • Psychological Study 2
  • European Cinema 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Tragic Fate 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas (2026)

as Penelope (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

3 titles · average score 66
Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes (1987)
GoodWatch score 82

as Elisa

Dune
Dune (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

as Reverend Mother Ramallo

Ludwig
Ludwig (1981)

TV show · as Cosima Von Bülow

1970s

7 titles · average score 68
Conversation Piece
Conversation Piece (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

as Marquess Bianca Brumonti

Ludwig
Ludwig (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Cosima von Bülow

The Scopone Game
The Scopone Game (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Antonia

For Love One Dies
For Love One Dies (1972)

as Elena

Death in Venice
Death in Venice (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Tadzio's Mother

Scipio the African
Scipio the African (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Emilia

The Decameron
The Decameron (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

as The Madonna (uncredited)

1960s

14 titles · average score 66
Theorem
Theorem (1968)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lucia, the Mother

Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jocasta, Queen of Thebes (and unnamed Italian young mother)

The Witches
The Witches (1967)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gloria / Lady in a Hurry / Assurdina Caì / Nunzia / Giovanna

The Earth As Seen from the Moon
The Earth As Seen from the Moon (1967)

as Assurdina Caì

Me, Me, Me... and the Others
Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

as Silvia

My Wife
My Wife (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

as The wife (segments "L'uccellino", "L'automobile") / Clara (segment "I miei cari") / Eritrea (segment "Eritrea") / Luciana (segment "Luciana")

The Flying Saucer
The Flying Saucer (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Vittoria

The Verona Trial
The Verona Trial (1963)

as Edda Ciano

Barabbas
Barabbas (1961)
GoodWatch score 78

as Rachel

The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

as Signora Matteoni

Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jovanka

...And Suddenly It's Murder!
...And Suddenly It's Murder! (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Marina

1950s

9 titles · average score 64
The Great War
The Great War (1959)
GoodWatch score 62

as Costantina

Tempest
Tempest (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Masha

This Angry Age
This Angry Age (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Suzanne Dufresne

Men and Wolves
Men and Wolves (1957)

as Teresa

Ulysses
Ulysses (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Circe / Penelope

The Gold of Naples
The Gold of Naples (1954)
GoodWatch score 74

as Teresa (segment "Teresa")

Mambo
Mambo (1954)
GoodWatch score 57

as Giovanna Masetti

Anna
Anna (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Anna

Outlaw Girl
Outlaw Girl (1950)

as Mara

1940s

5 titles · average score 74
Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice (1949)
GoodWatch score 88

as Silvana

Lure of the Sila
Lure of the Sila (1949)

as Rosaria Campolo

Black Magic
Black Magic (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as (uncredited)

This Wine of Love
This Wine of Love (1947)

as Adina's girlfriend (uncredited)

Flesh Will Surrender
Flesh Will Surrender (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ballerina alla festa di capodanno (uncredited)