Irène Galter (16 September 1931 – 7 June 2018) was an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in
Merano
Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ''comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier ...
as Irene Patuzzi, during the first half of the 1950s Galter was called the "ideal girlfriend" of Italians.
[ She was casually discovered in a shop where she worked as a clerk by ]Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic Neorealism (art), neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social ...
, who launched her career in 1952 with the neorealist film
Italian neorealism (art), neorealism ( it, Neorealismo), also known as the Golden Age, is a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed Location shooting, on location, frequently wit ...
'' Rome 11:00''.South Tyrolean
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province
, image_skyline = ...
entrepreneur Otto Lughin and retired from showbusiness.[
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Selected filmography
* '' Rome 11:00'' (1952)
* ''The City Stands Trial
''The City Stands Trial'' ( it, Processo alla città) is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, is based on a revisiting of the Cuocolo murders and the struggle for control of Naples by the Camorra in th ...
'' (1952)
* ''Falsehood
Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight o ...
'' (1952)
* ''When You Read This Letter
''When You Read This Letter'' (French: ''Quand tu liras cette lettre'') is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco and Yvonne Sanson.
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios ...
'' (1953)
* '' Trouble for the Legion'' (1953)
* '' Empty Eyes'' (1953)
* ''100 Years of Love
''100 Years of Love'' ( it, Cento anni d'amore) is a 1954 Italian anthology film directed by . It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.
It was shot at Cinecittà Studios
Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studi ...
'' (1954)
* ''Schiava del peccato
''Schiava del peccato'' (''Slave to Sin'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo.
Cast
* Silvana Pampanini as Mara Gualtieri
* Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio
* Irene Genna as Dina
* Franco Fabrizi as Carlo
* Renato ...
'' (1954)
* '' Songs of Italy'' (1955)
* ''Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova
''Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova'' (a.k.a. ''The Sins of Casanova'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti, Corinne Calvet and Irène Galter. Famed horror film director Lucio Fulci wrote the script, one of ...
'' (1955)
* ''Liane, Jungle Goddess
''Liane, Jungle Goddess'' (German ''Liane, das Mädchen aus dem Urwald'') is a 1956 West German film directed by Eduard von Borsody. It was based on the 1956 novel ''Liane, das Mädchen aus dem Urwald'' by Anne Day-Helveg. The film attracted co ...
'' (1956)
* '' Love and Troubles'' (1958)
References
External links
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1931 births
2018 deaths
Italian film actresses
People from Merano
Italian television actresses
20th-century Italian actresses
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