Elena Altieri (born Elena Capucci; 27 July 1916 – 1 May 1997) was an Italian film and stage actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1937 and 1955. She was born in

Stresa Stresa is a town and ''comune'' of about 4,600 residents on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, about northwest of Milan. It is situated on road and rail routes to the Simpl ...

, the daughter of an Italian father and an English mother. She was mainly cast, both on stage and in films, in roles of haughty and aristocratic women.

Partial filmography

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Queen of the Scala ''Queen of the Scala'' (Italian: ''Regina della Scala'') is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and Guido Salvini and starring Margherita Carosio, Nives Poli and Giuseppe Addobbati.Lancia & Poppi p.93 The film's sets were ...

'' (1937) * ''

Luciano Serra, Pilot ''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' (Italian: ''Luciano Serra pilota'') is a 1938 Italian war drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri and Roberto Villa. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival in A ...

'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''

We Were Seven Sisters ''We Were Seven Sisters'' ( it, Eravamo sette sorelle) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as Il conte Leone Varani * Nino Besozzi as L ...

'' (1939) - Tina * ''

At Your Orders, Madame ''At Your Orders, Madame'' ( it, Ai vostri ordini, signora) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Elsa Merlini as Manon * Vittorio De Sica as Pietro Haguet * Giuditt ...

'' (1939) - Ginette * ''Piccolo hotel'' (1939) * ''

In the Country Fell a Star ''In the Country Fell a Star'' (Italian: ''In campagna è caduta una stella'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo. It stars De Filippo, his brother Peppino De Filippo and Rosina Lawrence.Moliterno p.101 When a famous Ameri ...

'' (1939) - La cognata di Margaret * ''L'amore si fa così'' (1939) - Una indossatrice * ''Vento di milioni'' (1940) * ''

Big Shoes ''Big Shoes'' (Italian: ''Scarpe grosse'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Dino Falconi and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lilia Silvi and Elena Altieri.Pruzzo & Lancia p.63 It is based on a play by Sándor Hunyady which h ...

'' (1940) - Marta * '' Idyll in Budapest'' (1941) * ''Il pozzo dei miracoli'' (1941) - Anna * ''Vertigine'' (1942) - Marcella * ''Oro nero'' (1942) - La collega di Marta * ''Guardia del corpo'' (1942) * ''Colpi di timone'' (1942) - Jole Precordi, sua moglie * ''Quarta pagina'' (1942) - Sua moglie * '' The White Angel'' (1943) - Clara, moglie di Arnaldo * ''La maschera e il volto'' (1943) * ''

Bicycle Thieves ''Bicycle Thieves'' ( it, Ladri di biciclette; sometimes known in the United States as ''The Bicycle Thief'') is a 1948 Italian neorealist drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It follows the story of a poor father searching in post-World War ...

'' (1948) - The Charitable Lady * ''

Totò Le Mokò ''Totò Le Mokò'' is a 1949 Italian comedy film. The title alludes to the French film ''Pépé le Moko''. Synopsis The mobster Pepé Le Mokò dies during a shootout with the police. His gang decide that his successor will be a relative of his fr ...

'' (1949) - Nancy * ''

His Last Twelve Hours ''His Last Twelve Hours'' (French: ''Pour l'amour du ciel'', Italian: ''È più facile che un cammello...'') is a 1951 French-Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Jean Gabin, Mariella Lotti and Elli Parvo. The film's sets w ...

'' (1950) - La contessa * ''

Romanzo d'amore ''Romanzo d'amore'' is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Duilio Coletti. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Enrico Toselli * Danielle Darrieux as Archduchess Louise of Austria * Olinto Cristina * Jone Morino * Vira Silenti * Elena ...

'' (1950) - amie de Luisa * '' Free Escape'' (1951) * ''

Altri tempi ''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past ...

'' (1952) - Moglie del maggiore (segment "Pot-pourri di canzoni") (uncredited) * ''

The Golden Coach ''The Golden Coach'' (french: Le Carrosse d'or; it, La carrozza d'oro) is a 1952 film directed by Jean Renoir that tells the story of a '' commedia dell'arte'' troupe in 18th-century Peru. The screenplay was written by Renoir, Jack Kirkland, Re ...

'' (1952) - Duchesse de Castro * ''

L'ultimo amante ''L'ultimo amante'' (literally ''The Last Lover'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Amedeo Nazzari and May Britt. It was a remake of Mattoli's 1942 film ''Stasera niente di nuovo''. This version aptly ...

'' (1955) - La direttrice del giornale * ''Scapricciatiello'' (1955) - The Baroness Matilde - Renato's mother * ''

Difendo il mio amore ''Difendo il mio amore'' is a 1956 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot As part of a story, a reporter goes to meet Elisa, a young woman he met a few years ago on a trial on which she was finally exonerated. Cast *Gabriele Fer ...

'' (1956)

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* * 1916 births 1997 deaths Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Italian stage actresses People from Stresa {{Italy-actor-stub