{{Short description|Italian actress (1938–2012)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Anna Orso | image = I patriarchi 6.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Orso as Eve in ''I patriarchi'' (1964) | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|12|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Naples, Kingdom of Italy | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|8|14|1938|12|11|df=yes}} | death_place = Rome, Italy | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''Anna Maria Orso''' (December 11, 1938 – August 14, 2012) was an Italian film actress whose career in international and Italian cinema spanned more than fifty years.<ref name=repubblica>{{cite news|title=E' morta l'attrice Anna Orso, Aveva recitato con Al Pacino |url=http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2012/08/14/news/muore_l_attrice_anna_orso_aveva_recitato_con_al_pacino-40946364/ |work=la Repubblica |date=2012-08-14|access-date=2012-09-11}}</ref>
== Career == Orso made her film debut in ''The Bible: In the Beginning...'', a 1966 religious epic film directed by American film director John Huston.<ref name=repubblica/> Over the course of her career, Orso appeared in numerous American and Italian films directed by Alberto Bevilacqua, Marco Bellocchio, Jose Dajane, Riccardo Donna, Diego Febbraro, Luciano Odorisio, Pasquale Squitieri, Massimo Troisi, and Wim Wenders.<ref name=repubblica/>
Orso appeared in the 2003 HBO television series, ''Angels in America'', opposite Al Pacino and Meryl Streep.<ref name=repubblica/> She was also cast in the 2004 film, ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'', directed by Wes Anderson.<ref name=repubblica/> At the time of her death in 2012, Orso was filming ''The Girl from Nagasaki'', a film adaptation of Madame Butterfly, directed by Michel Comte.<ref name=repubblica/>
Anna Orso died in a Rome hospital of an illness on August 14, 2012, at the age of 74.<ref name=repubblica/> She was survived by her son, Umberto. Her remains were cremated,<ref name=repubblica/> and a memorial service was scheduled for the library of cinema in Trastevere in September 2012.<ref name=repubblica/>
==Partial filmography== {{Div col}} *''Storie sulla sabbia'' (1963) *''I patriarchi'' (1964) - Eve *''The Bible: In the Beginning...'' (1966) - Shem's Wife *''Gentleman Killer'' (1967) - Ruth Morrison *''Day of Anger'' (1967) - Eileen Cutcher *''Quarta parete'' (1968) *''Agguato sul Bosforo'' (1969) - Roberta (uncredited) *''Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera'' (1969) *''Io e Dio'' (1970) *''Questa specie d'amore'' (1972) *''I Kiss the Hand'' (1973) - Signora Ardizzone *''The Inheritor'' (1973) - Giovanella Cordell *''24 ore... non un minuto di più'' (1974) *''Young Lucrezia'' (1974) *''La profanazione'' (1974) - Giovanna Cattanei - aka Vannozza *''Cagliostro'' (1975) - The Queen *''{{ill|A Second Spring|de|Der zweite Frühling (1975)}}'' (1975) - Marcella *''Ride bene... chi ride ultimo'' (1977) - Wife of Entrepreneur (segment "Arriva lo Sceicco") *''Il ladrone'' (1980) - Maria Magdalena *''Salto nel vuoto'' (1980) - Marilena *''L'ultima volta insieme'' (1981) - Vittoria *''Exterminators of the Year 3000'' (1983) - Linda *''Il pentito'' (1985) *''Il mostro di Firenze'' (1986) - Mother of a victim *''Devil in the Flesh'' (1986) - Mrs. Dozza *''La vita di scorta'' (1986) *''Le vie del Signore sono finite'' (1987) *''Al calar della sera'' (1992) *''Adelaide'' (1992) *''Blu notte'' (1992) *''Cominciò tutto per caso'' (1993) - Madre di Stefania *''Io e il re'' (1995) *''Un giorno, un giorno, una notte...'' (1997) - La donna da anziana *''Ponte Milvio'' (2000) - Emilia *''Incontri di primavera'' (2000) *''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004) - Party Guest #2 *''Manuale d'amore'' (2005) - Margherita's mother *''L'anno mille'' (2008) - Guaritrice *''Palermo Shooting'' (2008) - Mother *''Four Single Fathers'' (2009) - Dom's Mother *''My Way'' (2012) - La vieille Italienne *''Breve storia di lunghi tradimenti'' (2012) - Signora con i capelli bianchi *''The Girl from Nagasaki'' (2013) *''Darkside Witches'' (2015) - Witch (final film role) {{div col end}}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0650764|name=Anna Orso}}
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