Luisa Mattioli

Luisa Mattioli (23 March 1936 – October 2021) was an Italian actress. She was active in cinema and television during the 1950s and 1960s, and was notably the third wife of Roger Moore.^[1][2]

Luisa Mattioli
Mattioli in 1989
Born	(1936-03-23)23 March 1936 San Stino di Livenza, Italy
Died	6 October 2021(2021-10-06) (aged 85) Zürich, Switzerland
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Roger Moore ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 2000)​
Children	3, including Deborah Moore

Biography

Mattioli worked as a cashier at Doney's, a cafe on the Via Veneto in Rome, Italy prior to becoming an actress. After enrolling in film school, she traveled to England, where she found work in the television and movie industries.^[3]

Mattioli and Roger Moore met in 1961 while filming Romulus and the Sabines. Moore was married to Dorothy Squires at the time,^[4] and Squires refused to divorce him. Moore and Mattioli ultimately lived together for eight years, and became the parents of two children before Squires relented. Following his divorce, Moore and Mattioli were married on 11 April 1969. They subsequently became the parents of a third child.^[5] Their three children were: Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian.^[6][7]

Moore and Mattioli subsequently separated in 1993 and were divorced in 2000.^[8]

Death

Mattioli died in Zürich, Switzerland on October 6, 2021, at the age of 85.^[9]

Filmography

Film

• Napoli sole mio! [it] (1956)
• Presentimento [it] (1956)
• The Angel of the Alps (1957)
• Mia nonna poliziotto (1958)
• La spada di Damocle [it] (1958)
• Serenatella sciuè sciuè [it] (1958)
• Some Like It Cold (1960)
• Romulus and the Sabines (1961)
• Oh Islam (1961)
• The Corsican Brothers (1961)
• Eighteen in the Sun (1962)
• Un branco di vigliacchi [it] (1962)
• Storm Over Ceylon (1963)
• Le Roi du village [fr] (1963)

Television

• Il caso Maurizius [it] (1961)

References

1. "È morta Luisa Mattioli, ex moglie di Roger Moore". la Repubblica (in Italian). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
2. "Star's 7 'years of anguish.'" Sydney, Australia: The Sydney Morning Herald, December 1, 1968, p. 34 (subscription required).
3. Steinman, Samuel. "The Italian Dream Face Outlined in a Newspaper Ad," in "Datebook," p. 9. San Francisco, California: The San Francisco Examiner, January 6, 1974 (subscription required).
4. "Singer in court on ex-husband's wedding day." Hull England: Daily Mail, April 11, 1969, p. 1 (subscription required).
5. "Mattioli Luisa". Archivia Palmas (in Italian).
6. "Star's 7 'years of anguish,'" The Sydney Morning Herald, December 1, 1968, p. 34.
7. Shearer, Lloyd. "Private File on 007: Roger Moore, the New James Bond." Honolulu, Hawaii: Parade Magazine, in Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 1, 1973 (subscription required).
8. "Pass Notes: Roger Moore." London, England: The Guardian, October 11, 2000, p. 3 (subscription required).
9. "Sir Roger Moore's third wife and Italian actress Luisa Mattioli dies aged 85 following illness". metro.co.uk.