AS SEEN ON TV: PIER ANGELI

PIER ANGELI

AS SEEN IN:
"James Dean: Race With Destiny"

AS PLAYED BY:

Carrie Mitchum

From Wikipedia:
Pier Angeli (June 19, 1932 – September 10, 1971) was an Italian-born television and film actress. Her American cinematographic debut was in the starring role of the 1951 film "Teresa", in which she won a Golden Globe Award. Twenty years later, she had been chosen to play a part in "The Godfather", but died before filming began.

She had romantic relationships with actors Kirk Douglas and James Dean before going on to marry Vic Damone.

Born Anna Maria Pierangeli in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. Her twin sister is the actress Marisa Pavan.

Angeli made her film debut with Vittorio de Sica in "Domani è troppo tardi" (1950), after being spotted by director Léonide Moguy and Vittorio de Sica. She was discovered by Hollywood, and MGM launched her in her first American film, "Teresa" (1951). Directed by Fred Zinnemann, this film also saw the joint debuts of Rod Steiger and John Ericson. Reviews for her performance in the film compared her to Greta Garbo, and she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress.

For a short time, Angeli also had a romantic relationship with James Dean, however, under pressure from her domineering mother, she broke off the relationship and went on to marry singer and actor Vic Damone (1954–1958). Her marriage to Damone ended in divorce, followed by highly publicized court battles for the custody of their one son, Perry Farinola.She died of a barbiturate ovedose at the age of 39, which was ruled accidental but which was probably a suicide.
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