Maria Frau

{{Short description|Italian actress}}

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| name = Maria Frau

| image = Maria Frau on stage in the play Questi fantasmi.jpg

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| caption = Frau onstage, 1956

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|6 August 1930}}

| birth_place = Sassari, Kingdom of Italy

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| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1950–1958 (film)

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Maria Frau (born 6 August 1930) is a retired Italian film actress.Ringgold & Bodeen p.167 She made her debut in 1950 when she played the title role in Margaret of Cortona. After appearing in eighteen films she retired from acting in 1957, following her marriage.