Scene from La prima notte di quiete (1972)

Alternate Names: Léa Massari, Anna Maria Massatani, Леа Массари

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Forbidden (1955) as Agnese Barras

Most Important Roles: N/A

Career Highlights:

• Resurrection (1958)
• The Things of Life (1970)
• Devil's Ransom (1971)
• L'Avventura (1960)
• The Night Caller (1975)
• Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
• Murmur of the Heart (1971)
• The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
• The Four Days of Naples (1962)
• Made in Italy (1965)

Lea Massari, born Anna Maria Massetani on June 30, 1933, is an Italian actress who changed her name after her fiancé's death. She studied architecture in Switzerland but found fame as an actress. Massari gained international recognition for her roles in Michelangelo Antonioni's 'L'avventura' and Louis Malle's 'Murmur of the Heart'. She also appeared in Sergio Leone's 'Il Colosso di Rodi' and won a Nastro d'Argento award for her role in Francesco Rosi's 'Christ Stopped at Eboli'. Massari was part of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975.

Alternate Names: Sonia Petrova, Sonia Petrowa

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Adolescence (1966) as

Most Important Roles:

• Ludwig (1973) as Sophie
• Les Nouveaux Tricheurs (1987) as Hélène
• Indian Summer (1972) as Vanina Abati
• Saremo felici (1989) as Françoise
• The House of Witchcraft (1989) as Martha Palmer
• The Fatal Image (1990) as Contancia
• Le Feu sacré (1972) as Sonia
• Di mamma non ce n'è una sola (1974) as Alessandra Pizzullo
• Adolescence (1966) as
• Love Sins (1987) as Maria Cruyllas di Gravina

Career Highlights:

• Ludwig (1973)
• Les Nouveaux Tricheurs (1987)
• Indian Summer (1972)
• Saremo felici (1989)
• The House of Witchcraft (1989)
• The Fatal Image (1990)
• Le Feu sacré (1972)
• Di mamma non ce n'è una sola (1974)
• Adolescence (1966)
• Love Sins (1987)

Sonia Petrovna, born on January 13, 1952 in Paris, is a French dancer and actress known for her roles in 'La prima notte di quiete' (1972). She studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet from age 6 to 14. In 'La prima notte di quiete', she played Vanina Abati alongside Alain Delon. The movie, set in Rimini, Italy, follows a gambler and professor who falls in love with his student, Vanina.