Angela Luce

Angela Luce
Angela Luce
	Luce in 1987, photographed by Augusto De Luca
Born	Angela Savino; 3 December 1938; Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Died	20 February 2026 (aged 87); Naples, Italy
Occupations	Actress; singer;
Years active	1953–2015

Angela Savino (3 December 1938 – 20 February 2026), known professionally as Angela Luce, was an Italian film actress and singer of canzone napoletana. She appeared in more 60 films between 1958 and 2005.

Born in Naples on 3 December 1938, she died of heart failure in her native city at the age of 87.

Partial filmography

La sposa (1958) – Margherita
Avventura a Capri (1959) – Francesca
Il vedovo (1959) – Margherita
Le sorprese dell'amore (1959) – Gaspare Florio's Girlfriend
Ferdinando I, re di Napoli (1959) – Cook in the Royal Palace (uncredited)
Gastone (1960) – Ivonne
Gentlemen Are Born (1960) – Prassede
A noi piace freddo (1960) – Franca
Letto a tre piazze (1960) – Jeannette
Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today (1960)
La contessa azzurra (1960) – Donna Zenobia
Anonima cocottes (1960)
Caravan petrol (1960)
Some Like It Cold (1961)
Pastasciutta nel deserto (1961) – Jolanda
Che femmina!! E... che dollari! (1961)
Roaring Years (Anni ruggenti, 1962) – Rosa De Bellis
Odio mortale (1962) – Conchita
March on Rome (La Marcia su Roma, 1962) – La contadina
Divorzio alla siciliana (1963)
Adultero lui, adultera lei (1963) – La cameriera napoletana
I ragazzi dell'hully-gully (1964)
Due mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966) – Santuzza
For a Few Dollars Less (Per qualche dollaro in meno, 1966) – La donna del Ranch
Un gangster venuto da Brooklyn (1966) – Marina
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (Spara forte, più forte... non-capisco!, 1966) – Beautiful Woman
The Stranger (Lo straniero, 1967) – Madame Masson
Where Are You Going All Naked? (Dove vai tutta nuda?, 1969) – Prostitute
Specialists (Gli specialisti, 1969) – Valencia
Pensiero d'amore (1969) – Countess Stefania Varaldi
Ma chi t'ha dato la patente? (1970)
Il debito coniugale (1970)
Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (1970) – Nando's Woman
Cose di Cosa Nostra (1971)
The Decameron (Il decameron, 1971) – Peronella
Man of the Year (Homo Eroticus, 1971) – Maid
'Tis Pity She's a Whore (Addio, fratello crudele, 1971) – Mercante's Governess
Malicious (Malizia, 1973) – Ines Corallo
Il gioco della verità (1974)
Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra (1978) – Annalise
L'immoralità (1978) (uncredited)
Lo scugnizzo (1979)
Il Contratto (1981)
Lacrime napulitane (1981) – Angela Lenci
Zampognaro innamorato (1983) – Angela Leuci
Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993) – La madre del professore
La Chance (1994) – Donna Angela
Nasty Love (L'amore molesto, 1995) – Amalia / Mother
La vita, per un'altra volta (1999) – Madre di Marcello
Terra bruciata (1999) – Assunta – wife of Macrì
The Three-Legged Fox (2004) – Lucia
The Second Wedding Night (La seconda notte di nozze, 2005) – Suntina Ricci
Passione (2010) (archive footage)

Selected discography

Albums

1972 – Angela Luce (Fans GPX 6)
1973 – Dedicato a (Fans GPX 8)
1973 – Che vuò cchiù (Fans GPX 10)
1973 – Dammi un bacio e ti dico... (Fans GPX 11)
1974 – Sò palummella cu e scelle d'oro (Hello, ZSEL 55432)
1975 – Cin...Cin... Con Sanremo (Hello)
1975 – Poesie dette da Angela Luce (Hello, ZMEL 55443)
1976 – E a Napule ce sta... (Hello, ZSEL 55446)
1976 – Cafè Chantant (Hello, ZSEL 55452)
1977 – Comme se canta a Napule (Ricordi, SMRL 6200)
1979 – Angela Luce Volume Uno (Fans, ABCD 410 MC)
1979 – Angela Luce Volume Due (Fans, ABCD 411 MC)
1984 – Ipocrisia (Sirio, BK 00213)
1984 – Io per ricominciare (Sirio BL, 75919)
1988 – Senza frontiere (Sirio, BL 75955)
1995 – Ipocrisia (Phonotype, CD 0044)
2004 – I colori della mia vita (CD Polosud Records)
2009 – Luce per Totò (CD Polosud Records)

References

↑ "Angela Luce". MyMovies. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
↑ "Angela Luce". Discogs. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
↑ "Angela Luce, si è spenta 'la voce di Napoli'". Cinecittà News (in Italian). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
↑ "Morta Angela Luce, addio all'attrice e cantante napoletana". Il Mattino (in Italian). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.

External links

Angela Luce at IMDb
(in Italian) Angela Luce filmography at Movieplayer.it
Angela Luce discography at Discogs
"Angela Luce song search". Archivio Storico della Canzone Neapoletana (Catalogue of Neapolitan song). RAI. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2009.

[1] "Angela Luce". MyMovies. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[2] "Angela Luce". Discogs. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[3] "Angela Luce, si è spenta 'la voce di Napoli'". Cinecittà News (in Italian). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[4] "Morta Angela Luce, addio all'attrice e cantante napoletana". Il Mattino (in Italian). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.

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Angela Luce
Luce in 1987, photographed by Augusto De Luca
Born	Angela Savino (1938-12-03)3 December 1938 Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Died	20 February 2026(2026-02-20) (aged 87) Naples, Italy
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1953–2015