Gina Mascetti (1911-1995) was an Italian

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. A

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, she appeared in a number of

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notably as

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...

's wife in the ''

The White Sheik ''The White Sheik'' ( it, Lo sceicco bianco) is a 1952 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Brunella Bovo and Giulietta Masina. Written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaia ...

'' (1952). The same year she also featured in the neorealist drama ''

Two Cents Worth of Hope ''Two Cents Worth of Hope'' ( it, Due soldi di speranza) is a 1952 film directed by Renato Castellani. It is the third part of Castellani's ''Young Love'' trilogy, following '' Sotto il sole di Roma'' (1948) and '' È primavera...''(1950). It sh ...

''.Cardullo p.146

Selected filmography

* ''

Variety Lights ''Variety Lights'' ( it, Luci del varietà) is a 1951 Italian romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada and starring Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, and Giulietta Masina. The film is about a ...

'' (1950) * '' Red Moon'' (1951) * '' Cameriera bella presenza offresi...'' (1951) * ''

'' (1952) * ''

'' (1952) * '' One Hundred Little Mothers'' (1952) * ''

Drama on the Tiber ''Drama on the Tiber'' (Italian: ''Dramma sul Tevere'') is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Renato Baldini, Aldo Fiorelli and Bianca Doria. The plot centres around a widow named Sora Rosa with two sons, Aldo and Br ...

'' (1952) * ''

Five Paupers in an Automobile ''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' ( it, Cinque poveri in automobile) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Eduardo De Filippo. Cast * Eduardo De Filippo as Eduardo Moschettone * Aldo Fabrizi as Cesare Baroni * Ti ...

'' (1952) * '' A Parisian in Rome'' (1954) * ''

It Happened at the Police Station ''It Happened at the Police Station'' (Italian: ''Accadde al commissariato'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Walter Chiari.Lanzoni p.18 Cast * Nino Taranto as Police Commis ...

'' (1954) * '' The Song of the Heart'' (1955) * '' Da qui all'eredità'' (1955) * ''

Oh! Sabella ''La nonna Sabella'' (internationally released as ''Oh! Sabella'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film won the Golden Shell at the San Sebasti� ...

'' (1957) * ''

Three Strangers in Rome ''Tre straniere a Roma'', also known as ''Three Strangers in Rome'', is a 1958 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Claudio Gora starring Claudia Cardinale. The film was one of the first movies with Cardinale in a leading role. Cast *Yvonne ...

'' (1958) * '' Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) * '' The Thief of Baghdad'' (1961) * '' The Witch's Curse'' (1962) * '' What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?'' (1964) * ''

Pensiero d'amore ''Pensiero d'amore'' (Italian for ''Thought of love'') is a 1969 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Mal and Silvia Dionisio.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodbuster Edizioni ...

'' (1969) * '' Trastevere'' (1971) * '' Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man'' (1976)

References

Bibliography

* Cardullo, Bert. ''What is Neorealism?: A Critical English-language Bibliography of Italian Cinematic Neorealism''. University Press of America, 1991. * Carolan, Mary Ann McDonald. ''The Transatlantic Gaze: Italian Cinema, American Film''. SUNY Press, 2014.

External links

* 1911 births 1995 deaths Italian film actresses Film people from Rome {{Italy-film-actor-stub it:Gina Mascetti