In 1947 she was one of the girls in the Miss Italia contest. Lucia Bose' became "The Queen", and nearby, on the stage of Stresa, were some other future stars of Italian cinema: Gina Lollobrigida Silvana Mangano, Eleonora Rossi Drago and Gianna Maria Canale

Mother of Veronica De Laurentiis, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Federico De Laurentiis and Francesca DeLaurentiis.In 1981 her son, Federico, was killed in an Alaskan air crash.Not having the same kind of drive as her two other Italian sexpot competitors, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, Mangano's career was completely controlled by husband Dino De Laurentiis.Daughter of a Sicilian train conductor and an English woman.Her most famous role, the earthy Riso amaro (1949), had her out toiling ever so sexily in the rice fields. Lucille Ball did a hilarious spoof on this movie on her "I Love Lucy" (1951) show. Lucy is spotted by a famous Italian movie director and chosen to play a part in his new movie, "Bitter Grapes," that ends up with her toiling in her now famous grape-stomping vat scene.She separated from Dino De Laurentiis in 1983 and abandoned her career to live in Paris and Madrid, where she made tapestries. They had not divorced by the time she died of lung cancer in 1989.Measurements: 36-25-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)Sister of Roy Mangano.Grandmother of Giada De Laurentiis - star of the Food Network -, Dino De Laurentiis, Eloisa De Laurentiis and Igor De Laurentiis.Sister of one-time actresses Patrizia Mangano and Natascia Mangano. Update PageUpdateYou may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.Add resumeWith our Resume service you can add photos and build a complete resume to help you achieve the best possible presentation on the IMDb.Click here to add your resume and/or your photos to IMDb.