Anna Maestri (7 January 1924 – 4 March 1988) was an Italian stage, film and television actress.

Life and career

Maestri was born in

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

, the daughter of two stage actors. She formed at the

Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico (translation: Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is a national drama school in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1936 by the theatrical theorist, critic, and writer Silvio D'Amico, the ac ...

in Rome, and made her professional debut on stage in 1943 alongside

Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...

. After the war she worked several times with Luchino Visconti,

Luigi Squarzina Luigi Squarzina (18 February 1922 – 8 October 2010) was an Italian theatre dramatist and director. Born in Livorno, Squarzina studied in Rome, at the Liceo Classico Tasso, where he had Vittorio Gassman as classmate. He got a degree cum laude i ...

and with

Giorgio Strehler Giorgio Strehler (; ; 14 August 1921 – 25 December 1997) was an actor, Italian opera and theatre director. Biography Strehler was born in Barcola, Trieste; His father, Bruno Strehler, was a native of Trieste with family roots in Vienna and died ...

at the Piccolo Teatro in

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. She was also active in musical comedies and revues, notably starring in ''Il terrore corre sul filo'' alongside Nino Taranto. In 1963 she was awarded the San Genesio Prize for her performance in Robert Thomas' ''Eight Women''. Maestri was also active in films and on television, even if mainly cast in supporting roles.

Filmography

References

External links

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Anna's find-a-grave page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maestri, Anna Actors from Mantua Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 1924 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses