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Biography
Giulia Anna "Giulietta" Masina was an Italian film actress best known for her performances as Gelsomina in La Strada (1954) and Cabiria in Nights of Cabiria (1957), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.
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Awards & recognition
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1990
- Grolla d'oro — Best Leading Actress · 1958
- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 1957
- David di Donatello — Best Actress
- David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
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- Nastro d'Argento — Best Actress
- Nastro d'Argento — Best Supporting Actress
Filmography13 titles

Nights of Cabiria
1957as Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli
1957as Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli

La Strada
1954as Gelsomina
1954as Gelsomina

Paisan
1946as Young Woman on Palace Stairs (uncredited)
1946as Young Woman on Palace Stairs (uncredited)

The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969as Gabrielle
1969as Gabrielle

The Swindle
1955as Iris
1955as Iris

Europe '51
1952as Passerotto
1952as Passerotto

Ciao, Federico!
1970as Self (uncredited)
1970as Self (uncredited)

Juliet of the Spirits
1965as Giulietta Boldrini
1965as Giulietta Boldrini

Ginger & Fred
1986as Amelia "Ginger" Bonetti
1986as Amelia "Ginger" Bonetti

Variety Lights
1950as Melina Amour
1950as Melina Amour

Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990as Self
1990as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self

Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000as Self (archive footage)
2000as Self (archive footage)