Antonietta Stefanini (3 December 1926 – 18 January 2016), best known as Antonella Steni, was an Italian actress, voice actress, comedian and presenter.
Career
Born in
Montefiascone
Montefiascone is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Viterbo, in Lazio, central Italy. It stands on a hill on the southeast side of Lake Bolsena, about north of Rome.
History
The name of the city derives from that of the Falisci (''Mons Fa ...
, Steni started her career as a child actress in the stage company led by
Wanda Osiris.
She debuted as a
soubrette
A soubrette is a type of operatic soprano voice ''fach'', often cast as a female stock character in opera and theatre. The term arrived in English from Provençal via French, and means "conceited" or "coy".
Theatre
In theatre, a soubrette is a ...
in 1942, in the
revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own dur ...
''Orlando Curioso''.
[
In the 1950s Steni started a long collaboration in radio, on stage and later on television with ]Elio Pandolfi
Elio Pandolfi (17 June 1926 – 11 October 2021) was an Italian stage, film and television actor, radio personality, and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Pandolfi got a degree in accounting, and then he enrolled at the Silvio d’Am ...
.[
In the 1980s Steni formed a successful stage company together with Riccardo Garrone.][ Steni was also active in films and as a dubber.][
]
Filmography
References
External links
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1926 births
2016 deaths
20th-century Italian actresses
Italian stage actresses
Italian film actresses
Italian voice actresses
Italian radio personalities
Italian television personalities
Italian radio presenters
People from the Province of Viterbo
Italian women radio presenters