Lola Braccini, born Camilla Cariddi (28 March 1889 - 19 March 1969) was an

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film, television and stage actress.

Life and career

Born in

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, Braccini moved to Rome at 14 years old and debuted on stage in 1912 as an extra at the

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, in a theatrical work directed by Cesare Dondini. After a series of other experiences, in 1917 she entered the company held by Antonio Gandusio, with whom she stayed until 1922, while in 1924 she had her first leading roles. Lola Braccini

In 1939 Braccini debuted in a role of "mother" with the company headed by

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, and in a short time this kind of role became distinctive of her subsequent career, notably gaining critical acclaim for her performance as Christine Mannon in an adaptation of ''

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'' directed in 1942 by

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. After the war she kept on working on stage with notable directors, including

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, Garinei & Giovannini,

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. She was also active in films and on television, and was a voice actress and a dubber. She died in a clinic of

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, where she had been hospitalized a week before for heart ailments.

Partial filmography

* '' My Little One'' (1933) - Anna, la governante * '' To Live'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1939) - La signora Securo * ''Traversata nera'' (1939) - Miss Geraldine Grey * ''Piccolo hotel'' (1939) - Rosa Fargas * ''

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'' (1939) - La portinaia * ''Mille chilometri al minuto!'' (1939) * ''Le educande di Saint-Cyr'' (1939) - La direttrice del collegio * ''

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'' (1940) - La direttrice * ''Giù il sipario'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) - La seconda zia * ''I mariti (Tempesta d'anime)'' (1941) * '' Carmela'' (1942) - La moglie del sindaco * ''Odessa in fiamme'' (1942) - (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Alessandra * ''

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'' (1946) * ''Pronto chi parla?'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1949) - Sua madre * ''

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'' (1951) - Photographer's Wife * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1953) - Madre di Antonio Trabbi * ''Cronaca di un delitto'' (1953) - Madre di Luisa * '' Too Young for Love'' (1953) - Zia di Sergio * ''

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'' (1953) - Mamma Caterina * '' Verdi, the King of Melody'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) - Boarding house owner * ''

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'' (1954) - Signora Capello * ''Valeria ragazza poco seria'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) - The Lady with a Dog * ''

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'' (1959) - Mistress of Strange House * '' Gastone'' (1960) - La " signora" * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1963) - Donna Margherita * '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964) - Amalia Califano * ''Amori pericolosi'' (1964) - (segment "La ronda") (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Braccini, Lola 1889 births 1969 deaths People from Pisa 20th-century Italian actresses Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian voice actresses Italian television actresses