Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress and screenwriter, died Thursday in Rome, at the age of 70.
She was the mother of actress Asia Argento, who paid tribute to her in a post shared on Instagram.
"
Rest in peace, dear mom."
Now you are free and you will not suffer any more
, she wrote.
I will do my best to move forward for your beloved grandchildren and especially for you, who would not have wanted to see me so sad.
But without you the earth is slipping under my feet, and I have the impression of having lost my only true reference point.
I join with all those who knew and loved her. ”
Born in Florence in June 1950, Daria Nicolodi has played in
Les Démons de la nuit
by Mario Bava and in
La Secte
by Michele Soavi.
She has also appeared in several Dario Argento horror films, including
Chills of Anguish
,
Inferno
,
Tenebrae
,
Phenomena
and
Opera
.
She shared the life of the filmmaker for ten years, a relationship from which Asia Argento was born.
“
It's a privilege to have worked with her: she knew how to move in front of the camera, say her lines without having to repeat the same scene a thousand times;
she instantly understood my demands, intercepted each of my bad moods,
”wrote Dario Argento about the filming of
Chills of Anguish
in his autobiography,
Peur
(Rouge Profond editions, 2018), cited by
20 Minutes
.
This cinema family had worked together several times.
Daria Nicolodi co-wrote with Dario Argento the screenplay for the film
Suspiria
, released in 1977. In 2000, Daria Nicolodi and Asia Argento played a mother and daughter in the film
Scarlet Diva
, written and directed by the young actress.
In 2007, Daria Nicolodi had collaborated with Dario and Asia Argento on another horror film,
Mother of Tears - The Third Mother
.