Maria Rosaria Omaggio is dead. The actress starred in Andrzej Wajda’s film “Wałęsa. Man of Hope”

Maria Rosaria Omaggio is dead. The actress starred in Andrzej Wajda’s film “Wałęsa. Man of Hope”

Maria Rosaria Omaggio is dead. The Italian actress is known to Polish viewers from the film “Wałęsa. Man of Hope”, in which she played the role of Oriana Fallaci. She passed away at the age of 67.

Maria Rosaria Omaggio has died at the age of 67. The news of the death of the popular Italian actress was reported by Polska Informacji Prasowa. The cause of the artist’s death has not been disclosed, we only know that she died on July 1 at her home in Rome.

Maria Rosaria Omaggio is dead. The actress was 67 years old

The information has already appeared on social media that the funeral of Maria Rosaria Omaggio will take place on July 2 in the Basilica of San Giuseppe in Trionfale. The family thanked the fans of the actress for their support and love. Condolences and expressions of sympathy have been pouring in under the post.

“A wonderful woman with a big heart”, “Kind, sensitive and always ready to help everyone”, “My favorite actress”, “Beautiful inside and out, we have lost a wonderful actress”, “A great loss” – write devastated fans of Omaggio.

Maria Rosaria Omaggio had a long career. She starred in many films, series and theatre plays, but also wrote books and directed plays. In Poland, she will be remembered as the film Oriana Fallaci.

“I don’t want to disappoint Andrzej Wajda”

The actress played the famous Italian writer in Andrzej Wajda’s film “Wałęsa. Man of Hope” from 2013. She received a special distinction for her role at the Venice festival. After the Venice screening of the film Omaggio, she spoke to PAP about her elaborate preparations for the performance with the great Polish director.

Omaggio brought mementos of Fallaci to the set in Poland. She received her fur coat, a brooch, and even a tape recorder from the writer’s family, on which the writer recorded an interview with Lech Wałęsa in 1981. “It’s a great honor for me, I don’t want to disappoint Oriana herself or Andrzej Wajda,” Omaggio said during work on the film.

Source: Gazeta

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