caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
casilio rome '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- and alberto sordi in '' an american in 10 april 2012 rome , italy l'aquila , italy 5 may 1935 1952 -- 1997 casiliosordi.jpg maria-pia casilio
 maria-pia casilio actress
maria-pia casilio

maria-pia casilio -lrb- 5 may 1935 -- 10 april 2012 -rrb- was an italian film actress , best known for her roles in `` umberto d. '' and `` un americano a roma '' .
born in san pio delle camere , l'aquila , casilio was pretty active between 1952 and 1960 , usually with the typical characterization of a querulous and naive small-town girl , then , after her marriage with the voice actor giuseppe rinaldi , she semi-retired from acting .
on the criterion collection dvd release of `` umberto d. '' vittorio de sica comments she was a lucky charm to have her in his films .
