Italia Almirante Manzini (3 June 1890 – 15 September 1941) was an

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of the

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era. She appeared in more than fifty films from 1911 to 1934.

Biography

She was born to Michele and actress Urania Dell'Este. Her paternal uncle was Nunzio Almirante, father of

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(in turn father of politician Giorgio),

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, Giacomo and

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. She married the journalist writer Amerigo Manzini when she was still young, and alongside him she acted on various occasions, both in theater and film.

Selected filmography

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* 1890 births 1941 deaths Italian film actresses Italian silent film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Italian stage actresses People from Taranto Italian emigrants to Brazil Burials at Campo Verano Deaths due to insect bites and stings {{Italy-film-actor-stub