Maria Pia Conte

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 Bellocchios short film La colpa e la pena then she appeared in a number of films and TVseries 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 19192007 and is the mother of actress Francesca Rinaldi