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Isabella Riva (22 April 1887 - 10 August 1985) was an Italian actress. Born in
Nizza Monferrato Nizza Monferrato (''Nissa dla Paja'' in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti. Nizza Monferrato borders the following ...
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Asti Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a ''comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed t ...
as Isabella Trufarelli, daughter of actors, Riva began acting as a child in the stage company ran by her grandparents. After working in several companies, in 1919 she became main actress of the Alfredo Sainati stage company. She was also a film and television actress. Riva retired in 1968, moving to
Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...
in the retirement home for actors "Lyda Borelli" where she continued to teach acting for several years.


Selected filmography

* ''
Snow White and the Seven Thieves ''Snow White and the Seven Thieves'' ( it, Biancaneve e i sette ladri) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It is loosely based on the novella ''Il ladro'' by Anton Germano Rossi. Cast *Peppino De Filippo: Peppino Bian ...
'' (1949) * ''
The Mill on the Po ''Il mulino del Po'' (internationally released as ''The Mill on the Po'') is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is based on the novel with the same name by Riccardo Bacchelli. Cast *Carla Del Poggio: Berta *Jacques Sern ...
'' (1949) * ''
The Angel of the Alps ''The Angel of the Alps'' ( it, L'angelo delle Alpi) is a 1957 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Luisella Boni, Alberto Farnese and Gino Sinimberghi.Goble p. 238 The film's art direction was by Gianc ...
'' (1957)


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* Italian film actresses 1887 births People from Nizza Monferrato Italian stage actresses 1985 deaths Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub