Maria Carta (24 June 1934 – 22 September 1994) was a Sardinian folk music singer-songwriter. She also performed in film and theater. In 1975, she wrote a book of poetry, Ritual Song.
She was born in Siligo, Sassari, Sardinia. She died of cancer in Rome.
Discography
1971 Sardegna canta
1971 Ninna nanna / Muttos de amore
1971 Adiu a mama / Antoneddu Antoneddu
1971 Trallallera corsicana / La ragazza moderna
1971 Paradiso in Re
1973 Nuovo maggio / Funerale di un lavoratore
1974 Dilliriende
1974 Amore disisperadu / Ave Maria
1974 Dies Irae
1975 Diglielo al tuo Dio / Nuovo maggio
1975 Maria Carta
1976 Vi canto una storia assai vera
1976 La voce e i canti di Maria Carta vol.1
1976 La voce e i canti di Maria Carta vol. 2
1978 No potho reposare / Ballada ogliastrina / Muttettu
1978 Umbras
1980 Haidiridiridiridiridinni
1984 Maria Carta concerto dal vivo
1981 Sonos ‘e memoria
1984 Sonos’ e memoria
1992 Chelu e mare
1993 Le memorie della musica
1993 Muttos ‘e amore
1993 Trallallera
2002 Sardegna canta
Filmography
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries) (by Franco Zeffirelli) as Martha
1974 The Godfather Part II (by Francis Ford Coppola) as Vito Corleone's mom
1976 Cecilia - Storia di una comune anarchica (by Comolli) as Olimpia
1977 Cadaveri eccellenti (by Francesco Rosi) as Signora Cres
1980 Un reietto delle isole (based on by Joseph Conrad's novel An Outcast of the Islands) (by Giorgio Moser) 1985 Derborence 1986 Il camorrista (by Giuseppe Tornatore) as The mother 1988 Disamistade (by Gianfranco Cabiddu) as "Madre Di Sebastiano" 1992 Il commissario Corso (telefilm)