Marisa Pavan, an Italian actress who was often overshadowed by her twin sister Pier Angeli, but herself displayed tremendous talent and beauty, has reportedly passed away at the age of 91. Ms. Pavan — analytical, at times defiant and, in her view, less conventionally beautiful than her sister — nevertheless carved out a successful career herself. She appeared in a number of high-profile films throughout the 1950s, including “The Rose Tattoo”(1955), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress. And she did it her way, bristling at the star-making machine that she believed had turned her sister into a sexualized confection of the silver screen. “She had become a studios’ product.”https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/movies/marisa-pavan-dead.html

Source: New York Times January 11, 2024 16:57 UTC