​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Lianella Carell (6 May 1927 – 22 December 2000) was an Italian film actress and screenwriter. She appeared in 18 films between 1948 and 1958. She is perhaps best known for playing Maria Ricci, the wife of the main protagonist in the 1948 Vittorio De Sica film Bicycle Thieves, which was also her acting debut. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Lianella Carell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. show more