Maria Pia Casilio

Maria-Pia Casilio (5 May 1935 – 10. April 2012) 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 in, usually with the typical characterization of a querulous and naive small-town girl, then, after her marriage with the voice schauspieler Giuseppe Rinaldi, she semi-retired from acting. On the Criterion Collection DVD release of Umberto D. Von Vittorio de Sica comments she was a lucky charm to have her in his films.