Tragic Story And Glamorous Photos Of Pier Angeli From Her Acting Career

Pier Angeli was a television and film actress from Italy. She was born Anna Maria Pierangeli, and at the beginning of her career, she adopted her surname and split it in half. Pier started her acting career at the age of sixteen with an Italian film “The Million Dollar Nickel. ” After that, she worked in several movies with minimal roles. She made her debut into Hollywood in 1951 with the movie “Teresa,” and she won the New Star of the Year–Actress Golden Globe award. She remained active in the 1960s and worked in a handful of movies. In 1971 Pier made her final appearance on the screen and retired from her acting career.

Pier Angeli’s affairs and marriage

During the filming of “The Story Of Three Loves” in 1953, Angeli fell in love with co-star Kirk Douglas; she was also engaged with actor Kirk Douglas in 1953. After breaking with Douglas, she began a brief affair with James Dean. However, Angeli only married singer and actor Vic Damone from 1954 to 1958. In 1962, she married Italian composer Armando Trovajoli and sported after seven years.

Pier Angeli’s death

In 1971, Pier Angeli was found dead in her home at Beverly Hills. The official cause of her death, according to the reports, was barbiturate overdose. She was only 39 years old. Her body was taken to Europe and she was buried at the Cimetière des Bulvis in Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Here below are some glamorous photos of Pier Angeli from her life.

#1 Pier Angeli poses in an evening gown and gloves, circa 1950

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#2 Pier Angeli with James Dean on the set of the Warner Bros film ‘East Of Eden’ in 1954 in Los Angeles

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#3 Pier Angeli shows off her engagement ring to a wide-eyed Dean Martin in 1955

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#4 Pier Angeli during the filming of “Les Vendanges”

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#5 Pier Angeli with her son, 1956

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#6 Pier Angeli at her home in 1956

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#7 Pier Angeli, 1952

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#8 Pier Angeli in a scene from the film ‘The Light Touch’, 1952

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#9 Pier Angeli with Stewart Granger in the film ‘The Light Touch’, 1952

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#10 Pier Angeli climbing a rope ladder in the set of ‘The Story of Three Loves’, United States, circa 1953

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#11 Pier Angeli with Kelly Gene and Margot Hielscher at the shootings for ”The Devil makes three”, 1952

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#12 Pier Angeli kneeling before religious statue in a scene from the film ‘Sombrero’, 1953

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#13 Pier Angeli with Kirk Douglas in ‘The Story Of Three Loves’, 1953

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#14 Pier Angeli holding an umbrella, circa 1954

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#15 Pier Angeli from the movie ‘The Story of Three Loves”, 1953

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#16 Pier Angeli in a scene from the movie ‘The Story of the Three Loves’, 1953

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#17 Pier Angeli, 1954

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#18 Pier Angeli at dinner at Mocambo’s in Los Angeles, 1954

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#19 Beautiful Pier Angeli, 1954

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#20 Pier Angeli with Debbie Reynolds at Cocoanut Grove, 1954

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#21 Pier Angeli at Cocoanut Grove to listen to Eddie Fisher in Los Angeles, 1954

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#22 Pier Angeli with Ann Cameron, 1954

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#23 Pier Angeli tries out a model airplane given her by the cast of The Silver Chalice, 1954

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#24 Pier Angeli at a garden party in Los Angeles, 1955

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#25 Pier Angeli on the set of ‘Port Afrique’, 1955

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#26 Pier Angeli, 1955

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#27 Beautiful Pier Angeli, 1955

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#28 Pier Angeli with Leslie Caron, 1955

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#29 Pier Angeli examines an item of jewellery, USA, circa 1955

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#30 Pier Angeli holding a soft toy poodle with a monocle, 1955

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#31 Pier Angeli on the telephone, 1955

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#32 Pier Angeli, 1960

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#33 Beautiful Pier Angeli, 1961

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#34 Pier Angeli, 1962

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#35 19-year-old Pier Angeli waves at Idlewild Airport on her arrival in New York from Germany.

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#36 Marisa Pavan twin sister of Pier Angeli

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#37 Young Pier Angeli, circa 1950

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#38 Pier Angeli blowing bubbles, circa 1950

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#39 Pier Angeli reading a newspaper by the fire, after being given a five year contract in Hollywood by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, circa 1950.

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#40 Pier Angeli reading a copy of the book ‘National Velvet’ by Enid Bagnold, circa 1950

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#41 Pier Angeli lying in hospital bed, 1950

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#42 Pier Angeli in a scene from ‘Teresa’, 1951

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#43 Pier Angeli, 1951

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#44 Pier Angeli at the Savoy Hotel, 1951

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#45 Pier Angeli in ‘Teresa’, 1951

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#46 Pier Angeli in the Film Teresa, 1951

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#47 Pier Angeli being welcomed by Leonide Moguy with a kiss at Idlewild Airport, 1952

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#48 Pier Angeli in a traditional Mexican dress, 1953

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#49 Pier Angeli at a party in Los Angeles, 1954

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#50 Pier Angeli dancing with Gar Moore, 1954

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#51 Pier Angeli with Debra Padget, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Debbie Reynolds

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#52 Pier Angeli with James Dean, 1954

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#53 Pier Angeli wearing a red dress and matching parasol, and holding a small white dog, circa 1955

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#54 Pier Angeli with Anna Maria, 1952

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#55 Pier Angeli with Alan Pearl dressed in western attire at a party, circa 1955

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#56 Pier Angeli relaxing on the sofa, 1955

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#57 Pier Angeli wearing a peach blouse with white polka dots, 1960

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#58 Pier Angeli in France, 1960

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#59 Pier Angeli with her cat

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#60 Pier Angeli with Richard Attenborough, 1960

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