Liliana Tellini (19 January 1925 - 15 June 1971) was an Italian actress and voice actress.

Life and career

Born in

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as Liliana Polledri she was the daughter of a Swiss father and a Venetian mother. She enrolled at the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. The centre is the oldest film school in ...

in Rome, graduating in 1949. After taking part to the Mario Costa's short film ''Breve storia'', Tellini made her film debut in

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's ensemble drama film ''

Women Without Names ''Women Without Names'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Robert Florey. Plot Cast * Ellen Drew as Joyce King * Robert Paige as Fred MacNeil * Judith Barrett as Peggy Athens * John Miljan as District Attorney John Marlin * ...

''. Tellini was also active on stage, radio and television, until her retirement in the late fifties. She was married to the director and screenwriter

Piero Tellini Piero Tellini (16 January 1917 – 22 June 1985) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Born in Florence, the son of the soprano Ines Alfani(the Soprano Opera singer for 10 years with Arturo Toscanini), Tellini graduated at the Centro ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1950) * '' Il nido di Falasco'' (1950) * '' Terra senza tempo'' (1950) * ''

The Sky Is Red ''The Sky Is Red'' ( it, Il cielo è rosso) is a 1950 Italian drama film. It is the directorial debut of Claudio Gora and it is based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Berto, depicting the struggle for survival of a group of boys and gir ...

'' (1950) * ''

Operation Mitra ''Operation Mitra'' (Italian: ''Operazione Mitra'') is a 1951 Italian thriller film directed by Giorgio Cristallini and starring Steve Barclay and Marina Berti.Morreale p.123 Cast * Steve Barclay * Marina Berti * Margherita Bagni * Silvio Bag ...

'' (1951) * ''

A Tale of Five Cities ''A Tale of Five Cities'' ( it, Passaporto per l'oriente and released as ''A Tale of Five Women'' in the US) is a 1951 British-Italian international co-production drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and five other directors. The five cities ...

'' (1951) * '' Palace Hotel'' (1952) * ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'' (1953)

References

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* Italian film actresses Actors from Florence 1925 births 1971 deaths Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Italian voice actresses 20th-century Italian actresses People from Florence {{Italy-actor-stub