María Denis


María Denis was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl-next-door characters. Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film Private Angelo.
Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress.
Denis died on 15 April 2004 in Rome.

Selected filmography