Maria Denis

María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl-next-door characters. Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film Private Angelo. Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress.