Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
25
Gender
Female
Birthday
1908-05-20
Day of Death
1995-11-22 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Also Known As
Maria Clementina Cumani Quasimodo
Maria Cumani Quasimodo
Biography
Maria Cumani Quasimodo was an Italian actress and dancer. Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she became the companion of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo, with whom she had a son, Alessandro. In 1937, she made her professional debut as a dancer, and shortly later she specialized in "poetic dance", a personal style in which dance was combined with poetic verses. She was married to Quasimodo from 1948 to 1960. In the meanwhile, Cumani Quasimodo started a double career as a choreographer and a stage and film character actress. Shortly before her death, she released an autobiography, L'arte del silenzio, which particularly focuses on her years alongside Salvatore Quasimodo. - Wiki
