Personal Info
Maria Carta
Acting
Biography
Maria Carta (24 June 1934 – 22 September 1994) was a Sardinian folk music singer-songwriter. She also performed in film and theatre. In 1975 she wrote a book of poetry, Canto rituale (Ritual Song).
Throughout her 25-year career she covered the richly diverse genres of traditional music of her native Sardinia (Cantu a chiterra, ninne nanne—children's lullabies, gosos, Gregorian chants, and more), often updating them with a modern and personal touch. She succeeded in bringing Sardinian folk music into wider popular awareness in demonstrations at a national level in Italy (like the Canzonissima …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Vito's Mother
Disamistade
as Madre di Sebastiano
I padroni dell'estate
The Professor
as Madre
Un reietto delle isole
as Joanna Willems
Illustrious Corpses
as Madame Cres
La Cecilia
as Olimpia
The Godfather Part II
as Mrs. Andolini
Incontro con Maria Carta
as Self
