Giusi Raspani Dandolo

Giusi Raspani Dandolo (23 August 1916 – 14 January 2000) was an Italian stage, film, television and radio actress.

Giusi Raspani Dandolo
Giusi Raspani Dandolo in Radiocorriere magazine, 1972
Born23 August 1916 (1916-08-23)
Trani, Italy
Died14 January 2000 (2000-01-15) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Life and career

Born in Trani, the daughter of a magistrate, Raspani Dandolo enrolled at the Bolzano Conservatory as to become an opera singer, but eventually abandoned her studied to move to Rome, where in 1940 she graduated from the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica. She made her professional debut in 1941, with the stage company of Laura Adani. Mainly active on stage, she got critical acclaim for her performances at the Piccolo Teatro under the direction of Giorgio Strehler.[1][2]

Typically cast in humorous roles, Raspani Dandolo was the recipient of a San Genesio Prize in 1964 for her performance in the comedy play La fastidiosa. She was also active in films, TV-series and on radio.[1][2]

Selected filmography
gollark: Sounds like a great amendment!
gollark: Like how "free speech, but if you say anything the government dislikes you can be punished" would not actually be very free.
gollark: I don't disagree that you could reasonably argue something like that; I just think that if you are going to allow bodily autonomy on a very case-by-case basis, you are not really allowing bodily autonomy.
gollark: You seem to think it is consistent with the idea of bodily autonomy, however.
gollark: However, I think that sort of argument is inconsistent with banning drugs.

References
  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Raspani Dandolo, Giusi". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. "È morta Giusi Raspani Dandolo". La Repubblica. 15 January 2000. Retrieved 30 October 2016.


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