Acting
Mar 9, 1944
Lavagna, Liguria, Italy
Maria Pia Conte
Acting
Biography
Born Maria Pia Vaccarezza in Genoa, the daughter of a carpenter, Conte spent her youth in Sestri Levante before moving to Genoa to study classical ballet. After a few experiences as a child actress, she was first noted as a fotoromanzi model, then she decided to pursue an acting career and enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1962. Conte made her acting debut in 1961, in the Marco Bellocchio's short film La colpa e la pena, then she appeared in a number of films and TV-series, often in secondary roles, being sometimes credited as Mary P. Count. She was also occasionally active as a voice actress and a dubber. She retired in the late 1970s. She was married to actor Giuseppe Rinaldi (1919-2007) and is the mother of actress Francesca Rinaldi.
Feature Films (43)
A serial killer who specialises in killing teachers is on the loose and Andrea becomes accidentally involved when he decides to lend a hand to one of the victims and catches a glimpse of the nocturnal predator.
Head Down, Feet Up
Scientists try to prevent a collision between Earth and a planet that is heading for it.
War Between the Planets
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
The Arena
A series of incidents involving aircrafts belonging to NATO nations indicates a systematic sabotage.
Blueprint for a Massacre
After a stagecoach is robbed and the passengers murdered, a long and tangled series of surprise attacks and murderous double-crosses, leaves the coach's strongbox in the hands of the killer Lasky. It is up to the legendary hero Sartana to track down the missing money and determine just who is ultimately behind the grisly robberies and killings.
If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
An inept sergeant is mistaken for a secret agent and charged with finding a spy, but he is so stupid he is demoted and becomes a corporal.
The Sergeant Rompiglioni Becomes... Corporal
Wells Fargo hires bounty hunters to protect its gold transports from the notorious outlaw Glenn Kovacs. Jeff Sullivan, one of the hired gunmen, buys the freedom of Dan Barker, a prisoner who may lead him to Kovacs. When Barker escapes from Sullivan, the other bounty hunters pursue him also, leading to the ultimate showdown between all parties.
And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave
This film traces the prison life of a group of women who-rather than being prepared to reenter society-are brought to the limits of depravity. Martine, wrongly imprisoned will bear the scars of a prison system wrongly based on punishment rather than rehabilitation.
Riot in a Women's Prison
Sheriff Lester Sands travels to Lindsborg in the hope of finding a gang of outlaws operating in the region. He suspects that they hide there because recently they raided the bank of a neighboring village. And during the robbery, the director was wounded. His daughter Miriam, accompanied by five bank guards has followed the trail of the assailants there. With this event and the attitude of the village mayor, the sheriff and his suspicions are confirmed and he expects that sooner or later he will face these gunmen.
Five Dollars for Ringo
A bounty hunter named Arizona helps a group of beleaguered farmers in their fight against a large landowner named Austin Styles and his gang of outlaws.
God in Heaven... Arizona on Earth
During the Civil War, a Union officer tries to move a gold shipment out of Mexico despite the threat of raiders.
Dynamite Jim
At the end of the Civil War, Aleck Kellaway, a fighter for the South, is tricked by the brothers Clegg and Elliot into helping them to carry out the robbery of a gold cargo belonging to the Northern Army.