Marla Landi
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Marla Landi is an Italian-born British film actress.
Her major roles included Mary in Across the Bridge
(1957) and Cecille Stapleton in Hammer's
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959).
'Marla Landi' was her stage name.
She was a Play School presenter and presented Parliamo Italiano.
She was also a top photographic model and had a number of magazine covers including Vogue
, Harper's Bazaar
and Tatler
. She later became the Fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar.
She then went on to set up her own successful international wig business.
She was made a Knight of the Italian Republic for promoting the Italian language and culture in the United Kingdom.
Marla's real name was Marcella Teresa Scarafina and in 1977 she married Sir Francis Dashwood, 11th Baronet. Together they lived at West Wycombe House in Buckinghamshire.
Her major roles included Mary in Across the Bridge
Across the Bridge (film)
Across the Bridge is a 1957 film directed by Ken Annakin. It is based on the short story of the same name by Graham Greene. An embezzler on the run from the police steals the identity of a look-alike he meets by chance.-Cast:*Rod Steiger as Carl Schaffner...
(1957) and Cecille Stapleton in Hammer's
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later...
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1959 British detective film produced by Hammer Films and directed by Terence Fisher.The film is the first adaptation from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel of the same name to be filmed in colour and stars Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Sir Christopher Lee as...
(1959).
'Marla Landi' was her stage name.
She was a Play School presenter and presented Parliamo Italiano.
She was also a top photographic model and had a number of magazine covers including Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
and Tatler
Tatler
Tatler has been the name of several British journals and magazines, each of which has viewed itself as the successor of the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. The current incarnation, founded in 1901, is a glossy magazine published by Condé Nast Publications...
. She later became the Fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar.
She then went on to set up her own successful international wig business.
She was made a Knight of the Italian Republic for promoting the Italian language and culture in the United Kingdom.
Marla's real name was Marcella Teresa Scarafina and in 1977 she married Sir Francis Dashwood, 11th Baronet. Together they lived at West Wycombe House in Buckinghamshire.
External links
- Marla Landi at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...