Italian film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre. She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture Jacobo Ortis directed by Giuseppe Sterni, and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990. Appearing in several silent films before 1921 she was absent from cinema for some 14 years during which time she made numerous stage appearances. She gained notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show as a mermaid exposing her breasts which she saw as natural in the role but caused considerable outrage at the time. She returned to the silver screen in 1936 in the Mario Mattoli film L' Uomo che sorride. She went on to appear in films such as the Carlo Lizzani-directed film Ai margini della metropoli in 1952 in which she appeared alongside the main cast of Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and Giulietta Masina. Between 1936 and 1956 her career was at its peak and her roles gradually became less numerous in the decades that followed, making a final appearance in the Giorgio Mosa filmBlue dolphin - l'avventura continua in 1990. She died of a stroke aged 95 on 9 April 1995. (wikipedia)
Roman Holiday
(Charwoman)
Il principe idiota
L'albero della maldicenza
High School
(Madre di Bruno Sacchi)
When Women Had Tails
(leader della tribù di donne delle caverne)
On Trial
(Madame Bobika)
Mid-Century Loves
Between Miracles
(Immacolata)
Gold of Rome
(Rosa)
At the Edge of the City
(Luisa's mother)
Twelve Hours to Live
(Luisa, la sorella di Carlo Bacchi)
Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!
(Madre di Bruno)
How Funny Can Sex Be?
(Esperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi'))
Rome 11:00
(Matilde)
Blue Dolphin - l'avventura continua
(Nonna Giulia)
The Handsome Devil
(Donna Mercedes)
Giorno di nozze
Nerone
(Agrippina)
Giorno di nozze
(Elena)
Casta diva
(Signora Monti)
I Vitelloni
(Signora Rubini)
La Cage aux Folles II
(Mrs. Baldi)
Mi permette babbo!
(Sonia Varonowska)
Nina, non far la stupida
(Cate, la governante)
Ho perduto mio marito
(Valentina)
Il viaggio del signor Perrichon
(La signora Perrichon)
L'avventura di Annabella
(La madre di Annabella)
La freccia nel fianco
(Baronessa Masiero)
A Maiden for the Prince
(Madonna Violante)
The Materassi Sisters
The Man Who Smiles
(Contessa Clelia)
The Beasts
(Fachiro's Mother)
Fatty Girl Goes to New York
(nonna di Miris)
Mamma, perdonami!
(Madre di Luisa)
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
(Marchesa del Querceto (episodio "Il mago"))
La resa di Titì
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
(Signora Rosa)
Judge Roy Bean
(Victoria)
Complexes
(Baracchi-Croce, assistente di Beozi (II))
Paolo Barca, maestro elementare, praticamente nudista
(Nonna di Paolo)
Yes, Giorgio
(Sister Theresa)
Daddy's Little Devil
(The College Director)
Più bello di così si muore
(madre del conte Nereo)
Rosso e nero
(Herself)
Arabella
(Duchess Moretti)
The Best Part
((uncredited))
Menage Italian Style
(Carmelina's Mother)
La locandiera
Melody of Love
(Anna)
Non canto più
(L'impresaria teatrale Greta Arden)
Il ventesimo duca
Le modelle di via Margutta
(La moglie di Andrea)
Lulù
Il nemico
(Clara Korsen)
Knights of the Queen
(Maria, Queen of France)
Ricchezza senza domani
(Carolina Barra)
Francis the Smuggler
(Pamela la governante)
Lo Smemorato
(Erminia Nardelli-Buzzi)
Mademoiselle Nitouche
(Rosa)
Spring song
(Lidia)
Jealousy
(La zia baronessa)
La ragazzola
Nero Wolfe
(Signora Bruner)