{{Short description|Italian stage, television and film actress (1933–2017)}} {{Infobox person | name = Marisa Belli | image = Marisa Belli.jpg | caption = Marisa Belli in ''Radiocorriere'' magazine, 1972 | birth_name = Maria Luisa Scavoni | birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|4|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Rome, Kingdom of Italy | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|12|9|1933|4|12|df=y}} | death_place = Frosinone, Italy | occupation = Actress }}
'''Maria Luisa Scavoni''' (12 April 1933 – 9 December 2017), better known by her stage name '''Marisa Belli''', was an Italian actress.
==Life and career== Born in Rome, at a young age Belli worked as an accountant and a secretary for several film production companies. After some experiences as a runway model, Belli was chosen by Pietro Germi for the role of Agrippina Solmo in ''Jealousy''. Following a critical acclaim for her performance, she was subsequently able to secure similar roles.<ref name=att>{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le attrici|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=888440214X|pages=26–7|chapter=Belli, Marisa}}</ref>
From late 1950s Belli was mainly active on television and on stage, forming her own company in 1964.<ref name="att"/>
Belli died in Frosinone, Italy, on 9 December 2017, aged 84.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marisa Belli |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/379611182665828/permalink/840772296549712/ |website=Associazione Culturale on Facebook |access-date=22 June 2023}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== *''Jealousy'' (1953) *''The Awakening'' (1956) *''Serenata a Maria'' (1957) *''Seven in the Sun'' (1960) *''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (1961) *''L'onorata società'' (1961) *''Women of Devil's Island'' (1962) *''Disorder'' (1962) *''Avenger of the Seven Seas'' (1962) *''This Kind of Love'' (1972) *''Il corpo della ragassa'' (1979)
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