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. Raised in poverty by her maternal ... See full bio »

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(age 65) in Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Roma, Cidade Aberta
Roma, Cidade Aberta Pina
(1945)
A Rosa Tatuada
A Rosa Tatuada Serafina Delle Rose
(1955)
O Amor
O Amor La donna al telefono (segment "Una voce umana") / Nannina (segment "Il miracolo")
(1948)
A Zaragateira
A Zaragateira Angelina Bianchi
(1947)
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 1972 Roma de Fellini
Anna Magnani
 1972 1870 (TV Movie)
Teresa Parenti
 1971 Tre donne - L'automobile (TV Movie)
Anna
 1971 Tre donne - 1943: Un incontro (TV Movie)
Jolanda
 1971 Tre donne - La sciantosa (TV Movie)
Flora Torres
 1965 Na Itália é assim
Adelina (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 3")
 1964 Coração cheio, bolsos vazios
Woman (uncredited)
 1963 Le magot de Josefa
Josefa
 1962 Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
 1960 O Ladrão Apaixonado
Gioia 'Tortorella' Fabbricotti
 1960 O Homem na Pele da Serpente
Lady Torrance
 1959 As Grades do Inferno
Egle
 1957 Selvagem é o Vento
Gioia
 1956 Quando os Anjos Não Voam
Suor Letizia
 1956 I pinguini ci guardano (voice)
 1955 A Rosa Tatuada
Serafina Delle Rose
 1953 Nós, mulheres
Anna (segment "Anna Magnani")
 1952 A Comédia e a Vida
Camilla
 1952 Camicie rosse
Anita Garibaldi
 1951 Belíssima
Maddalena Cecconi
 1950 The Ways of Love
Nannina
 1950 Vulcão
Maddalena Natoli
 1948 Sonhando Pelo Caminho
Linda Bertoni
 1948 O Amor
La donna al telefono (segment "Una voce umana") / Nannina (segment "Il miracolo")
 1948 Assunta Spina
Assunta Spina
 1948 Lo sconosciuto di San Marino
Liana, la prostituta
 1947 A Zaragateira
Angelina Bianchi
 1946 Basta de Dinheiro!
Gioconda Perfetti
 1946 O Bandido
Lidia
 1946 Un uomo ritorna
Adele Vicarelli
 1945 Abaixo a Tristeza
Nannina Straselli
 1945 Roma, Cidade Aberta
Pina
 1945 Quartetto pazzo
Elena
 1944 Il fiore sotto gli occhi
Maria Comasco, l'attrice
 1943 L'ultima carrozzella
Mary Dunchetti, la canzonettista
 1943 Campo de' fiori
Elide
 1943 La vita è bella
Virginia
 1943 A Aventura de Annabella
La mondana
 1942 Finalmente soli
Ninetta alias "Lulù"
 1941 Uma Rapariga às Direitas
Loletta Prima
 1941 La fuggitiva
Wanda Reni
 1940 Una lampada alla finestra
Ivana, l'amante di Max
 1938 La principessa Tarakanova
Marietta, la cameriera
 1936 30 secondi d'amore
Gertrude - sorella di Tullio
 1936 Cavalleria
Fanny
 1935 Quei due
Pierotta (uncredited)
 1934 Tempo massimo
Emilia - la Cameriera
 1934 La cieca di Sorrento
Anna, la sua amante
 1928 A Migalha (uncredited)
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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)

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5 Biographical Movies | 2 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 4 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

A. Magnani

Height:

5' 3" (1.6 m)
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Personal Quote:

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

Trivia:

A well-known hypochondriac, she constantly kept a thermometer close by in order to check her temperature. See more »

Nickname:

La Magnani See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces
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