She was also a contestant in Miss Italy.

After making her screen debut in 1951, Rocco appeared in over thirty productions before retiring in 1964.

In 1954 she played a supporting role in Roberto Rossellini's Journey to Italy.

[1] In 1960, in one of her final roles, she appeared in the horror film The Playgirls and the Vampire.

[2] She was married to the actor Steve Barclay.