ROME, January 29 Italian film actress Sandra Milo, who for many years was the muse and lover of director Federico Fellini, has died at the age of 91, according to a statement on her official page. on Facebook*.
“Our mother passed away at 8:25 this morning. She left us peacefully, asleep in her bed as she asked us to, surrounded by our love and her devoted dogs Jim and Lady. We ask that you respect our enormous pain and pray for her soul, turning to her with bright thoughts,” says the post on behalf of the actress’s three children.
Milo (real name: Salvatrice Elena Greco) was born in Tunisia on March 11, 1933. She starred in approximately 70 films, including works by world famous directors such as Federico Fellini and Roberto Rossellini.
She made her film debut in 1955 in the film “The Bachelor” with the popular actor Alberto Sordi. Milo's first important role came in 1959 in Roberto Rossellini's film General Della Rovere. The history of the cinema includes her collaboration with Fellini, with whom she starred in the films “Eight and a Half” and “Juliet and the Perfume.” In addition to being professional, Milo and the great director had a romantic relationship: for 17 years they were lovers, hiding their relationship until Fellini’s death.
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