Maria Basaglia (1912 – 5 May 1998)[1] was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Cremona, Basaglia started her career as dubbing director for the production company Scalera Film.
[2] Between 1939 and 1944 she wrote several films, mainly collaborating with her husband Marcello Albani; during the war she moved to Venice, where she collaborated on several film productions of the short-lived Republic of Salo.
[2] After the war, Basaglia directed two films, the comedy Sua altezza ha detto no and the melodrama Sangue di zingara.
[2] In 1957 she moved with her husband to Brazil, where they founded the production company Paulistánia Film.