Anita Durante

Anita Durante (28 September 1897 – 2 May 1994) was an Italian actress.

Anita Durante
Anita and Checco Durante, 1957
Born
Anita Bianchi

(1897-09-28)28 September 1897
Rome
Died2 May 1994(1994-05-02) (aged 96)
Rome
OccupationActress
RelativesFrancesco Prando (grandson)

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]

Partial filmography
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References
  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. Emilia Costantini (3 May 1994). "l' addio ad Anita Durante, maschera del teatro romanesco". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. Rodolfo Di Giammarco (3 May 1994). "L'ultima attrice di Petrolini". La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 March 2014.


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