Marla Landi
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:More footnotes Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Marla Landi, Lady Dashwood (born Marcella Teresa Scarafia in 1933, Turin, Italy) is an Italian-born British film actress and television presenter.
Career
Landi's major roles included Across the Bridge (1957), Dublin Nightmare (1958), First Man into Space (1959), The Murder Game (1965), and the Hammer films The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959, as Cecile Stapleton) and The Pirates of Blood River (1962).[1] She was a Play School presenter from 1964 to 1970.[2] Joy Whitby, the programme's creator and earliest producer, recalled in 2013: "She spoke English with a heavy accent, but she was very loveable and children adored her".[3] Landi also presented Parliamo Italiano.[4] She appeared in an episode of the television version of Hancock's Half Hour known as "The Italian Maid" in 1959.[5]
She was a photographic model and had a number of magazine covers including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Tatler.[6] She later became the Fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar. She then went on to set up her own wig business.[7]
Personal life and honours
In 1977, she married Sir Francis Dashwood, 11th Baronet; they lived at West Wycombe House in Buckinghamshire.[8]
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Filmography
| # | Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1954 | The Golden Link | Maria | |
| 2 | 1955 | The Hornet's Nest | Terry Savarese | |
| 3 | 1957 | Across the Bridge | Mary | |
| 4 | 1958 | Dublin Nightmare | Anna Monti | |
| 5 | 1958 | First Man into Space | Tia Francesca | |
| 6 | 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Cecile Stapleton | |
| 7 | 1962 | The Pirates of Blood River | Bess Standing | |
| 8 | 1965 | The Murder Game | Marie Aldrich |
References
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- ↑ Sarah Williams "How we made: Joy Whitby and Phyllida Law on Play School", The Guardian, 15 October 2012
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External links
- Template:Trim/ Marla Landi at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".