Overview
- Italian Secretary of State for Culture Lucia Borgonzoni confirmed on June 25 that Massari died at age 91.
- Massari passed away on June 23 in Rome and was laid to rest on June 24 in Sutri.
- Her five-decade career featured landmark roles in Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Avventura (1960) and Louis Malle’s Le souffle au cœur (1971).
- She earned the moniker the most French of Italian stars through collaborations with directors such as Sergio Leone, Claude Sautet, Antonioni and Malle.
- After a prolific run until the mid-1980s, Massari stepped away from acting to focus on her personal life and animal welfare advocacy.