Anita Durante
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Born | Anita Bianchi 28 September 1897 Rome |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Rome |
Occupation | Actress |
Anita Durante (28 September 1897 - 2 May 1994) was an Italian actress.
Born Anita Bianchi in Rome into a humble family, after attending a dramatic society for several years Durante made her official debut on stage in 1919, in Ettore Petrolini's Romani de Roma.[1][2][3] Married with the actor Checco Durante, she stayed with the Petrolini's stage company nine years, then she formed a company with her husband.[1][3] Also active in films, where she is best remembered as the Alberto Sordi's mother in Un americano a Roma, Durante was active on stage until 1992.[1][3] She died in 1994, aged 96, following an accidental fall from the balcony of her home, while cleaning the windows.[2][3]
Selected filmography
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- The Last Wagon (1943)
- Peddlin' in Society (1946)
- Le due sorelle (1950)
- Guai ai vinti (1954)
- An American in Rome (1954)
- Roman Tales (1955)
- Il prezzo della gloria (1955)
- The Sign of Venus (1955)
- The Courier of Moncenisio (1956)
- The Bigamist (1956)
- Ladro lui, ladra lei (1958)
- Policarpo (1959)
- Mare matto (1963)
- Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello (1971)
- I Hate Blondes (1980)
- Count Tacchia (1982)
References
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