Anna Miserocchi (26 June 1925 - 18 March 1988) was an Italian stage, film, television and voice actress.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Miserocchi spent her childhood and adolescence in

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, where she had a journalistic apprenticeship. Returned in Italy she studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, and had her breakout with the stage play '' The Pillars of Society'', directed by

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. Miserocchi was mainly active on stage, in which she specialized in dramatic roles, working among others with

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, Sandro Bolchi. She was also very active in television, where she got her major personal success playing the mother in ''

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'', while in films she had only sporadic supporting roles. She was also active as a voice actress and a dubber, and among the actresses she lent her voice were

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, Anne Bancroft, Ava Gardner,

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, Irene Papas, Agnes Moorehead and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miserocchi, Anna 1925 births 1988 deaths People from Rome Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Italian voice actresses Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni