Andreina Pagnani (born Andreina Gentili; 24 November 1906 – 22 November 1981) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Born in

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and the daughter of a dresser, at a young age Pagnani studied the harp and the piano, then she devoted herself to theatre and then entering the stage companies Artistica Operaia e Giovanni Emanuel. In a short time Pagnani became a

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of Italian theater, working among others with

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'', broadcast on

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from 1964 to 1972. Pagnani was also very active as a voice actress and a dubber. She dubbed actresses such as

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Personal life

In 1927, Pagnani was married to the aviator Federico Franco Pagnani until he died in a plane crash in 1933. She also dated actor

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for nine years, who was nearly 14 years her junior.

Filmography

Cinema

* ''Mese mariano'' (1929) * ''Patatrac'' (1931) * ''Acqua cheta'' (1933) - Anita * ''Il presidente della Ba.Ce.Cre.Mi.'' (1933) - Signorina Rossi * ''La maestrina'' (1934) - Maria Bini, la maestrina * ''Quella vecchia canaglia'' (1934) - Susanna * ''Il serpente a sonagli'' (1935) - Sonia * ''Orizzonte dipinto'' (1941) * ''Apparizione'' (1943) - Zia Ortensia * ''Caccia all'uomo'' (1948) - Suor Simplicia * ''

La nemica ''La Nemica'' is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. Cast *Elisa Cegani: Duchessa Anna *Frank Latimore: Roberto *Vira Silenti: Fiorenza * Jacques Verlier: Gastone *Carlo Ninchi: Monsignore *Ada Dondini: Nonna *Filippo Scel ...

'' (1952) - Duchessa Anna di Nemi (Voice, Uncredited) * ''

Concert of Intrigue ''Concert of Intrigue'' ( it, Tradita) is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Brigitte Bardot. It recorded admissions of 959,000 in France. Plot During the First World War, Enrico and Franco, two bro ...

'' (1954) - Elisabetta Tabor , , (Voice, Uncredited) * ''

Il padrone sono me ''Il padrone sono me'' is a 1955 Italian comedy-drama film. It marked the directorial debut of Franco Brusati. The film premiered at the 16th Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Paolo Stoppa: Mingon *Andreina Pagnani: Miss Maria * Myri ...

'' (1955) - La signora Maria * ''Io, Caterina'' (1957) * ''Domenica è sempre domenica'' (1958) - Countess Clotilde Landolfi Ferretti * '' Call Girls of Rome'' (1960) - Arabella * ''

Le pillole di Ercole ''Le pillole di Ercole'' is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Nino Manfredi as Dottor Pasqui * Sylva Koscina ...

'' (1960) - Giovanna * '' The Lovemakers'' (1961) - Maîtresse (Voice, Uncredited) * '' The Last Judgment'' (1961) - Guest of Matteoni * ''

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'' (1963) - Francesca Cavalli * ''I 2 vigili'' (1967) - Herself (Uncredited)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagnani, Andreina 1906 births 1981 deaths Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Italian voice actresses 20th-century Italian actresses