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Luisa Mattioli

{{Short description|Italian actress (1936–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Luisa Mattioli

| image = Luisa Mattioli (cropped).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Mattioli in 1989

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1936|3|23}}

| birth_place = San Stino di Livenza, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|10|6|1936|3|23|df=yes}}

| death_place = Zürich, Switzerland

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active =

| spouse = {{marriage|Roger Moore|1969|2000|end=divorced}}

| children = 3, including Deborah Moore

}}

Luisa Mattioli (23 March 1936 – October 2021) was an Italian actress. She was active in cinema and television during the 1950s and 1960s, and was notably the third wife of Roger Moore.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=6 October 2021|title=È morta Luisa Mattioli, ex moglie di Roger Moore|trans-title= |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2021/10/06/news/e_morta_luisa_mattioli_l_ex_moglie_di_roger_moore-321024876/?ref=RHBT-VS-I270679837-P4-S8-T1|language=Italian|work=la Repubblica|location= |access-date=10 October 2021}}"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/120574658/?terms=%22Luisa%20Mattioli%22&match=1 Star's 7 'years of anguish.']" Sydney, Australia: The Sydney Morning Herald, December 1, 1968, p. 34 (subscription required).

Biography

Mattioli worked as a cashier at Doney's, a cafe on the Via Veneto in Rome, Italy prior to becoming an actress. After enrolling in film school, she traveled to England, where she found work in the television and movie industries.Steinman, Samuel. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/460340505/?terms=%22Luisa%20Mattioli%22&match=1 The Italian Dream Face Outlined in a Newspaper Ad]," in "Datebook," p. 9. San Francisco, California: The San Francisco Examiner, January 6, 1974 (subscription required).

Mattioli and Roger Moore met in 1961 while filming Romulus and the Sabines. Moore was married to Dorothy Squires at the time,"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/879324744/?terms=%22Luisa%20Mattioli%22&match=1 Singer in court on ex-husband's wedding day]." Hull England: Daily Mail, April 11, 1969, p. 1 (subscription required). and Squires refused to divorce him. Moore and Mattioli ultimately lived together for eight years, and became the parents of two children before Squires relented. Following his divorce, Moore and Mattioli were married on 11 April 1969. They subsequently became the parents of a third child.{{cite web|url=http://www.fotopalmas.com/home.htm?http://www.fotopalmas.com/_indici/Mattioli_Luisa.htm|title=Mattioli Luisa|work=Archivia Palmas|language=Italian}} Their three children were: Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian."Star's 7 'years of anguish,'" The Sydney Morning Herald, December 1, 1968, p. 34.Shearer, Lloyd. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/269972894/?terms=%22Luisa%20Mattioli%22&match=1 Private File on 007: Roger Moore, the New James Bond]." Honolulu, Hawaii: Parade Magazine, in Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 1, 1973 (subscription required).

Moore and Mattioli subsequently separated in 1993 and were divorced in 2000."Pass Notes: Roger Moore." London, England: The Guardian, October 11, 2000, p. 3 (subscription required).

Death

Mattioli died in Zürich, Switzerland on October 6, 2021, at the age of 85.{{cite web |title=Sir Roger Moore’s third wife and Italian actress Luisa Mattioli dies aged 85 following illness |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/06/luisa-mattioli-dead-sir-roger-moores-third-wife-dies-aged-85-15372010/ |website=metro.co.uk}}

Filmography

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  • {{ill|Il caso Maurizius|it|Il caso Maurizius (miniserie televisiva 1961)}} (1961)

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Category:1936 births

Category:2021 deaths

Category:Actors from the Metropolitan City of Venice

Category:Actresses from Veneto

Category:Italian actresses