Maria Antonietta Beluzzi

Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (26 July 1930 – 6 August 1997) was an Italian actress who appeared in a number of films in her native country. She is probably best known as the large and huge-breasted tobacconist in Federico Fellini's Amarcord, whose sexual arousal by the male teenager protagonist ends with ironic results. This casting occurred ten years after Fellini first cast her in an uncredited role (as a screen test candidate for La Saraghina^[1]) in 8½.

Maria Antonietta Beluzzi
Beluzzi in Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975)
Born	(1930-07-26)26 July 1930 Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died	6 August 1997(1997-08-06) (aged 67) Corticella, Italy
Other names	Maria Antonietta

In a minor plot point, her performance in Amarcord is discussed fondly by the characters in John Irving's Until I Find You (2005).

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	La vita provvisoria
1963	8½	Bit Part	Uncredited
1973	Amarcord	Tobacconist
1974	L'erotomane	Gertrude
1974	Ante Up	Mamma Rosa
1975	Di che segno sei?	Maria Vincenzoni 'King Kong'
1975	Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno	Signorina Barzuacchi
1976	Take All of Me	Simone, l'affitacamere
1976	Per amore di Cesarina	Wife of Luigi
1978	L'inquilina del piano di sopra	Evelina De Vitis	(final film role)