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Marisa Pavan, a leading lady of 1950s Hollywood who rose to prominence on the heels of her twin sister, the actress and singer Pier Angeli, and received an Oscar nomination for playing Anna Magnani’s sensitive young daughter in “The Rose Tattoo,” died Dec. 6 at her home in Gassin, a town on the French Riviera.

Her family confirmed the death, according to her biographer, Margaux Soumoy, but did not give a specific cause.

Although she appeared in only nine American movies, all in a span of less than a decade, the Italian-born Ms. Pavan was widely praised for bringing glamour and sophistication to her performances as waifs, ingénues and regal young women, at times while appearing opposite some of the biggest names in mid-century cinema.

After making her debut in John Ford’s World War I film remake “What Price Glory” (1952), as the French love interest of an ill-fated Marine (Robert Wagner), Ms. Pavan appeared with Alan Ladd in the western “Drum Beat” (1954) and rose to stardom at 23 with “The Rose Tattoo” (1955), based on a Tony Award-winning play by Tennessee Williams.

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