Death:Death by Disease 15 June 2005 (Bone cancer, age 73) chart Placidus Equal_H.
Italian actress who appeared both in movies and on stage. Her earliest work was as a stage actress. She was very young when she acted in an art company, but success came with the movies Gli Italiani si voltano and La Spiaggia. She won the Golden Grolla award for Le soldatesse. She performed on stage in several plays at the Arlecchino Theater (now Flaiano), from Girotondo by Schnitzler and Per un amore a Roma by Patti to Arialda by Testori and directed by Luchino Visconti. In the 1960s she met director Franco Enriquez and left her husband, Aldo Moriconi, for him. After Enriquezs death she was the partner of Vittorio Spiga, a journalist from Bologna, and at her death he was at her bedside. The president of the Italian Republic, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, nominated her Great Master of the Republic. In 2000 she was the voice for the Popes comments during the Via Crucis. In 1999 she received the Renato Simoni award. She worked until the end of her life, in spite of a serious illness (bone cancer), but on 7 June 2005 she was forced to stop her theatre tour with Ibsens Ghosts (Gli Spettri). She died on 15 June that year. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Born: Sunday, 15 November 1931, Jesi, Italy • Profession: Italian actress (theatre, cinema, television)
Valeria Moriconi is remembered as one of Italy’s standout actresses of the post‑war era. Emerging from Jesi in the Marche region, she became widely respected for her expressive, modern approach to classic and contemporary roles, moving with ease between stage productions, feature films, and television dramas. Her career spanned decades, and her legacy remains active through retrospectives, archives, and cultural initiatives in Jesi and across Italy.
Raised in Jesi, Moriconi trained for the stage as Italian theatre was rebuilding after World War II. She quickly became a leading performer in repertory and institutional theatres, admired for intelligent, emotionally precise interpretations. Critics often highlighted her versatility—from psychological drama to social comedy—and her ability to make canonical texts feel contemporary.
She divided her time among theatre, film, and television, appearing in works that ranged from intimate chamber pieces to larger ensemble films reflective of Italy’s changing society. Onstage she tackled authors such as Pirandello, Goldoni, Shakespeare, and contemporary Italian playwrights, frequently collaborating with eminent directors; among her most noted professional partnerships was the long and fruitful collaboration with director Franco Enriquez.
Over the years she earned significant recognition from the theatre community and the press, and she remained publicly engaged with cultural life well into later years. She passed away in the 2000s, and her memory is closely tied to Jesi, where institutions preserve materials and promote study of her work.
Note: Coverage fluctuates by season; for the latest, check Italian cultural news pages and institutional feeds.
Jesi plays a central role in preserving Moriconi’s memory; visitors often find plaques, display areas, or dedicated spaces that highlight her achievements. For press or scholarly inquiries, cultural offices in Jesi and Italian theatre archives are appropriate starting points. Rights and clearances for images or footage are typically managed by the original producers, estates, or collecting societies.
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