María Denis | |
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Born |
Maria Esther Beomonte 22 November 1916 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Died | 15 April 2004 Rome, Lazio, Italy |
(aged 87)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1932 - 1954 |
María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born Italian film actress. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was sixteen, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl next door characters. Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film Private Angelo.
Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress.