Sandra Milo, Star of Federico Fellini’s ‘8½’ and ‘Juliet of the Spirits,’ Dies at 90
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian actor Sandra Milo, known for memorable roles in Federico Fellini’s “8½” and “Juliet of the Spirits” as well as her work with Roberto Rossellini, died on Monday at her Rome home.
She was 90. News of Milo’s death was announced on social media by her daughters, Debora and Azzurra, and son Ciro, who said Milo died in her sleep on Monday morning.
Italian deputy culture minister Lucia Borgonzoni mourned the passing of Milo as the loss of a “protagonist of Italian cinema … a great, talented artist with an overwhelming charisma” and “the muse of great directors such as Federico Fellini who won the hearts of millions of Italians.” Milo, whose work spanned several genres, made her big screen debut in 1955 alongside popular comic actor Alberto Sordi in Antonio Pietrangeli’s “Lo Scapolo” (“The Bachelor”).
Other comedies followed such as “Totò in the Moon” (“Totò Nella Luna”), one of several films that she made with the iconic Italian comedian known as Totò.
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