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Anna Magnani (1908–1973)

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Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt, as some biographies claim), on March 7, 1908. She was the illegitimate child of Marina Magnani and an unknown father, often said to be from Alexandria, Egypt, but whom Anna herself claimed was from the Calabria region of Italy although she never knew his name... See full bio »

Born:

in Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died:

(age 65) in Rome, Lazio, Italy
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1972 Fellini's Roma
Anna (uncredited)
 
1972 1870
Teresa Parenti
 
1971 Tre donne (TV mini-series)
Anna / Flora Torres / Jolanda
– L'automobile (1971) … Anna
– 1943: Un incontro (1971) … Jolanda
– La sciantosa (1971) … Flora Torres
 
1969 The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Rosa
 
1965 Made in Italy
Adelina (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 3")
 
1963 Josefa's Loot
Josefa
 
1962 Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
 
1960 The Passionate Thief
Gioia 'Tortorella' Fabbricotti
 
1959 The Fugitive Kind
Lady Torrance
 
1959 ...and the Wild Wild Women
Egle
 
1957 Wild Is the Wind
Gioia
 
1956 The Awakening
Sister Letizia
 
1955 The Rose Tattoo
Serafina Delle Rose
 
1953 Of Life and Love
Anna (segment "Anna Magnani")
 
1952 The Golden Coach
Camilla
 
1952 Anita Garibaldi
Anita Garibaldi
 
1952 Bellissima
Maddalena Cecconi
 
1950 Volcano
Maddalena Natoli
 
1948 Woman Trouble
Linda Bertoni
 
1948 L'amore
The woman (segment "Una voce umana")/Nannina (segment "Il miracolo")
 
1948 Scarred
Assunta Spina
 
1948 Lo sconosciuto di San Marino
Liana, la prostituta
 
1947 Angelina
Angelina Bianchi
 
1946 Peddlin' in Society
Gioconda Perfetti
 
1946 Before Him All Rome Trembled
Ada
 
1946 The Bandit
Lidia
 
1946 Revenge
Adele Vicarelli
 
1945 Down with Misery
Nannina Straselli
 
1945 Rome, Open City
Pina
 
1945 Quartetto pazzo
Elena
 
1944 Il fiore sotto gli occhi
Maria Comasco, l'attrice
 
1943 The Last Wagon
Mary Dunchetti, la canzonettista
 
1943 Gli assi della risata
(segment "Il mio pallone")
 
1943 The Peddler and the Lady
Elide
 
1943 La vita è bella
Virginia
 
1943 L'avventura di Annabella
La mondana
 
1942 La fortuna viene dal cielo
Zizì
 
1942 Finalmente soli
Ninetta alias "Lulù"
 
1941 Do You Like Women
Loletta Prima
 
1941 La fuggitiva
Wanda Reni
 
1940 Una lampada alla finestra
Ivana, l'amante di Max
 
1938 Betrayal
Marietta, la cameriera
 
1936 Thirty Seconds of Love
Gertrude - sorella di Tullio
 
1936 Cavalleria
Fanny
 
1935 Quei due
Pierotta (uncredited)
 
1934 Full Speed
Emilia - la cameriera
 
1934 The Blind Woman of Sorrento
Anna, la sua amante
 
1928 Scampolo (uncredited)
 
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1971 Tre donne (TV mini-series)
– La sciantosa (1971) (performer: "'O surdato 'nnammurato" - uncredited, "Frou Frou del tabarin" - uncredited, "Le rose rosse" - uncredited)
 
1962 Mamma Roma (performer: "Violino tzigano" - uncredited)
 
1960 The Passionate Thief (performer: "Geppina Gepi" - uncredited)
 
1959 ...and the Wild Wild Women (performer: "Maruzzella" - uncredited, "Domenica è sempre domenica" - uncredited, "Papaveri e papere" - uncredited)
 
1957 Wild Is the Wind (performer: "Scapricciatiello" - uncredited)
 
1941 Do You Like Women (performer: "Qui nel cuor" - uncredited)
 
1936 Cavalleria (performer: "La canzone della sciantosa" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1952 Anita Garibaldi (uncredited)
 
1947 Angelina (screenplay / as A. Magnani)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 Omaggio a Roma (short) (grateful thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1957 The 29th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Screenplay (pre-filmed)
 
1953 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 April 1953 (1953) … Herself
 
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2012 Girlfriend in a Coma (documentary)
Maddalena Cecconi (uncredited)
 
2012 La guerra dei vulcani (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Hollywood on the Tiber (documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Chris & Don. A Love Story (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
 
2005 A proposito di... 'Bellissima' (video short)
Maddalena Cecconi
 
2005 My Dad Is 100 Years Old (short)
Pina (uncredited)
 
2004 Bellissime (documentary)
 
2003 Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album (video short)
Gioia
 
2000 Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute (documentary)
Herself, Pina, Nanni
 
1999 Luchino Visconti (documentary)
 
1996 Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies (TV documentary)
Herself (Oscar show) (uncredited)
 
1994 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1992 Rossellini visto da Rossellini (documentary)
 
1991 O Espectador que o Cinema Esqueceu (short)
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
Maddalena Cecconi (uncredited)
 
1987 Maria Callas: La Divina - A Portrait (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1980 My Name Is Anna Magnani (documentary)
Herself
 
1975 Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
 
1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1955 Carosello del varietà
Loletta Prima
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

1958: she dubbed herself in both the Italian and French version of George Cukor's "Wild is the wind" (1957)

Publicity Listings:

5 Biographical Movies  | 2 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

A. Magnani

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Animals are good, better than humans really, animals do not betray you. See more »

Trivia:

Her son, Cellino, the product of a torrid affair with actor Massimo Serato, was a victim of infantile polio and Anna sent him to a Swiss clinic for treatments. Although he could walk with braces, most of his life was spent in a wheelchair. She was awarded Italy's Golden Violet Award as an exemplary mother for her devotion. See more »

Nickname:

Nannarella See more »

Star Sign:

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