Anna Carena
Anna Carena | |
|---|---|
Carena in Miracle in Milan (1951) | |
| Born | 30 January 1899 |
| Died | 15 April 1988 (aged 89) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1941–1983 |
Anna Carena (born Giuseppina Galimberti; 30 January 1899 – 15 April 1990) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1941 to 1983.
Life and career
Born in Milan, in 1924 Galimberti started her career on stage in the theatrical company of Annibale Betrone.[1][2] After being part of a number of companies, in 1931 she adopted her stage name and became primadonna of the Dialect Company of the Teatro Principe in her hometown.[1] In 1933, she founded her own company, specialized in Milanese dialect plays.[1] In the 1930s she started collaborating with EIAR, and after the war she entered the stage company of Annibale Ninchi.[2]
Carena made her film debut in 1941, and specialized in character roles.[1] In films, she is best known for the role of Argia in Alberto Lattuada's The Mill on the Po,[1] and for the role of Marta in Vittorio De Sica's Miracle in Milan.[2] In 1952, she had a personal success with the stage play Cinquant'anni sul goeubb.[1] She died on 15 April 1988, at the age of 89.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | The Jester's Supper | ||
| Piccolo mondo antico | Carlotta, la cameriera della marchesa | ||
| La fuggitiva | La signora Tilde | ||
| 1942 | The Jester's Supper | La moglie del taverniere | Uncredited |
| Yes, Madam | La suora caposala | ||
| Signorinette | |||
| Nothing New Tonight | La lavandaia | ||
| Four Steps in the Clouds | La maestra sulla corriera | ||
| La fanciulla dell'altra riva | Herta, l'infermiera | ||
| 1943 | Principessina | ||
| Sempre più difficile | Stella D'Azevegno | ||
| Sant'Elena, piccola isola | La dama di compania di Letizia Bonaparte | ||
| 1947 | Vanity | Vicina di casa | |
| 1949 | The Mill on the Po | L'Argia | |
| 1951 | Miracle in Milan | Marta, la signora altezzosa | |
| Ha fatto tredici | |||
| 1952 | The Mistress of Treves | ||
| The Overcoat | L'affittacamere | ||
| In Olden Days | Teresa | (segment "L'idillio"), Uncredited | |
| Toto and the King of Rome | Armida Pappalardo | ||
| 1953 | The Lady Without Camelias | Clara Manni's Mother | |
| Siamo tutti Milanesi | La Marchesa | ||
| Café chantant | Contessa Gerza | ||
| 1954 | If You Won a Hundred Million | La moglie di Ambrogio | (segment "Il tifoso") |
| 1955 | L'ultimo amante | La portinaia | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Lucky to Be a Woman | Miliardaria brasiliana | |
| 1963 | The Teacher from Vigevano | Drivaldi | |
| 1970 | Sunflower | La madre di Antonio | |
| 1972 | White Sister | ||
| 1973 | A Brief Vacation | The mother in law |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore. p. 66. ISBN 978-88-8440-214-1.
- ^ a b c Fabrizio, Guglielmini (21 June 2023). "Il giardino Anna Carena, un «miracolo a Milano»". Corriere della Sera. p. 7.
- ^ "Scomparsa Anna Carena ragazza-attrice del '99". Corriere della Sera. 16 April 1988. p. 35.
External links
- Anna Carena at IMDb