Anna Maestri
Anna Maestri (7 January 1924 – 4 March 1988) was an Italian stage, film and television actress.
Anna Maestri | |
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Anna Maestri and Nino Taranto in 1963 | |
Born | Mantua, Italy | 7 January 1924
Died | 4 March 1988 64) Trento, Italy | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
Maestri was born in Mantua, the daughter of two stage actors.[1] She formed at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome, and made her professional debut on stage in 1943 alongside Vittorio Gassman.[1][2] After the war she worked several times with Luchino Visconti, Luigi Squarzina and with Giorgio Strehler at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan.[1][2] She was also active in musical comedies and revues, notably starring in Il terrore corre sul filo alongside Nino Taranto.[2] In 1963 she was awarded the San Genesio Prize for her performance in Robert Thomas' Eight Women.[2] Maestri was also active in films and on television, even if mainly cast in supporting roles.[1][2]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1941 | Teresa Venerdì | Un'orfanella dell'istituto | Uncredited |
1942 | Stasera niente di nuovo | Un ospite dell'istituto | |
1948 | Arrivederci, papà! | La cameriera negra | |
1949 | Bitter Rice | Irene | |
1949 | La roccia incantata | ||
1950 | Toto Looks for a Wife | La nera australiana | |
1950 | Women Without Names | Woman Prisoner | |
1951 | Accidents to the Taxes!! | La signorina Colombi | |
1951 | Tragic Spell | Oliva's Maid | |
1951 | Il padrone del vapore | Una cameriera d'albergo | |
1952 | Vendetta... sarda | Gavina Leoni | |
1953 | Perdonami! | ||
1959 | Toto in Madrid | La signora del treno | |
1959 | Lui, lei e il nonno | ||
1961 | Come September | Maria - Maid | Uncredited |
1962 | Marco Polo | ||
1963 | Follie d'estate | Signora sabina brutta | |
1964 | Europa: Operazione Strip-tease | ||
1964 | Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... domani | ||
1966 | Honeymoon, Italian Style | Pallina | |
1970 | W le donne | Don Nicola's wife | |
1971 | Tre nel mille | ||
1971 | Armiamoci e partite! | ||
1973 | My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure | ||
1974 | Abbasso tutti, viva noi | ||
1976 | The Two Orphans | ||
1983 | Occhei, occhei | Nonna |
References
- o. g. (5 March 1988). "Anna Maestri, una vita in teatro". La Stampa.
- Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.