Daria Nicolodi

Daria Nicolodi in 'Shock'

 

Daria Nicolodi (1950 - 2020)

Film Deaths

• Shock (1977) (a.k.a 'Beyond the Door 2) [Dora]: Slit throat with a utility knife in the basement; it's ambiguous whether she's being controlled by the ghost of her husband (Nicola Salerno) or whether she's just gone insane.
• Inferno (1980) [Countess Elise Van Adler]: Stabbed to death by a shadowy assailant after being clawed and bitten by a swarm of cats. We only see a close-up of the knife plunging downwards.
• The Life of Verdi (1982) (a.k.a. Verdi) [Margherita Barezzi]: Dies (off-screen) of a fever; we learn of her death from the narration, and her body is shown afterwards with her husband (Ronald Pickup) by her bedside. (Thanks to Johan)
• Phenomena (1985) (a.k.a. Creepers) [Frau Bruckner]: Slashed to death with a straight razor by Donald Pleasence's pet chimpanzee just as Daria is about to kill Jennifer Connelly.
• Opera (1987) (a.k.a. Terror at the Opera) [Mira]: Shot in the eye by Urbano Barbarini while looking through the peephole of the door.
• Paganini Horror (The Killing Violin) (1989) [Slyvia]:Stabbed to death with a violin by the spirit.  She returns to life as she is doomed to repeat her punishment for eternity.  
• Scarlet Diva (2000) [Anna's Mother]: Dies (off-screen) of a drug overdose in her bedroom; her body is shown afterwards when her children (Gloria Pirrocco and Leonardo Servadio) discover her. (Thanks to Becca)
• Mother of Tears (2007) (a.k.a. La Terza madre; Mother of Tears: The Third Mother) [Elisa Mandy]: Killed (off-screen) by the cultists, several years before the story begins; she appears as a ghost to her daughter (Asia Argento) after Valeria Cavalli contacts Daria's spirit.

TV Deaths

None.

Notable Connections

• Mother of Asia Argento

Gallery

Daria Nicolodi in Opera