Suso Cecchi D'Amico (21 July 1914 – 31 July 2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress.
She won the 1980 David di Donatello Award for lifetime career.
She worked with virtually all of the most celebrated post-war Italian film directors, and wrote or co-wrote many award winning films—among them:
Franco Zeffirelli: The Taming of the Shrew, Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Luchino Visconti: Bellissima, Rocco and His Brothers, Senso, Ludwig, The Leopard, Conversation Piece
Vittorio de Sica: Bicycle Thieves, Miracle in Milan
Michelangelo Antonioni: Le Amiche
Mario Monicelli: Big Deal on Madonna Street, Risate di gioia, Casanova 70
Alessandro Blasetti: Lucky to Be a Woman
Luigi Zampa: L'onorevole Angelina, To Live in Peace
Francesco Rosi: Salvatore Giuliano
Luigi Comencini: The Window to Luna Park
Alberto Lattuada: Flesh Will SurrenderCecchi D'Amico wrote the libretto for Nino Rota's opera I due timidi and collaborated on the script of William Wyler's Roman Holiday.
She was a member of the jury at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.
She was awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 1994 Venice film festival.
Author: Unknown Source: Foto tratta da Kinomata. La donna nel cinema, a cura di Annabella Miscuglio e Roni Daoupulo, Dedalo Libri, 1980 License: PD Italy (20 years after creation) PD-1996