Marilù Tolo

Marilù Tolo
Born
Maria Lucia Tolo

(1944-01-16) 16 January 1944
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1960–1985

Marilù Tolo (born Maria Lucia Tolo; 16 January 1944) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1960 and 1985.

Life and career

Tolo was born in Rome, and at a very young age worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the RAI variety show Il Musichiere.[1] She made her film debut at 16 years old in Alberto Lattuada's Sweet Deceptions.[1]

Tolo was among the shortlisted actresses who performed screen tests for the supporting antagonistic role of Ursa in Superman (1978), a role which she narrowly lost out on to Sarah Douglas. The screen tests were released as a special feature on the 2001 DVD home video re-release of the film.[2]

She was also a fashion model, and a close friend of Italian stylist Valentino. Valentino said in an interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Tolo was the only woman he had ever really loved and that he had proposed to her in the early 1960s, but was turned down.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Roberto Chiti (1999). Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le attrici. Gremese, 1999. ISBN 8877423420.
  2. ^ "Superman: Screen Tests (Video 2001)". IMDB. 26 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Valentino, 45 anni da re della moda "Ho amato l'attrice Maril� Tolo" - Persone - Repubblica.it". www.repubblica.it. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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