Maria Rosaria Omaggio

Maria Rosaria Omaggio (11 January 1957 – 1 July 2024) was an Italian actress and writer.

Spouse - Salvatore Vanacore.

Biography

Born in Rome, Maria Rosaria Omaggio debuted in 1973 in the Italian show Canzonissima. In 1976 she made her film debut with two poliziotteschi alongside Tomas Milian, The Tough Ones and The Cop in Blue Jeans, and later starred in numerous films and TV series. She was also active on stage, and in 2011 celebrated her 25th year in theater with the recital Omaggio a voi. One of her latest films is Walesa: Man of Hope (2013), directed by Andrzej Wajda, where she stars as Oriana Fallaci.

She was a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.

Omaggio was married once and had no children. She considered herself Roman Catholic.

Selected filmography

• The Tough Ones (1976)
• The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
• La segretaria privata di mio padre (1976)
• La lozana andaluza (1976)
• La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde! (1977)
• El virgo de Visanteta (1979)
• Visanteta, estáte quieta (1979)
• Los locos vecinos del 2º (1980)
• Nightmare City (1980)
• Culo e camicia (1981)
• The Adventures of Hercules (1985)
• It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (1985)
• Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo (1988)
• The Museum of Wonders (2010)
• Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)