Margherita Bagni (pseudonym of Margherita Maria Bagna; 21 February 1902 – 2 July 1960) was an Italian actress and voice actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1918 and 1959. She was born in

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, Italy and died in

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, Italy. Daughter of actress Ines Cristina and prompter Ambrogio Bagni (pseudonym of Ambrogio Bagna), Bagni entered at very young age the stage company of her stepfather

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. After having married

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, in 1925 she formed with him the company Ricci-Bagni. She made her film debut at 15, in ''Gli spettri'', but her real film career began in mid-1930s. In cinema she was mainly a

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, and at the same time she was also very active as a voice actress. She also appeared on several television series of great success. Her daughter Eleonora "Nora" was an actress and she also was the first wife of

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Partial filmography

* ''

Thirty Seconds of Love ''Thirty Seconds of Love'' (Italian:''Trenta secondi d'amore'') is a 1936 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Nino Besozzi Nino Besozzi (6 February 1901 – 2 February 1971) was an Italian film actor. He app ...

'' (1936) * ''

Adam's Tree ''Adam's Tree'' (Italian: ''L'albero di Adamo'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elsa Merlini, Antonio Gandusio and Renato Cialente.Goble p.663 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1936) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * '' I, His Father'' (1939) * ''

Eternal Melodies ''Eternal Melodies'' (Italian: ''Melodie eterne'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone.Moli ...

'' (1940) * '' The Last Dance'' (1941) * ''

The Queen of Navarre ''The Queen of Navarre'' (Italian: ''La regina di Navarra'') is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" historical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Elsa Merlini, Gino Cervi and Renato Cialente.Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.57 It was made at t ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Jester's Supper ''La cena delle beffe'' (''The Jesters' Supper'') is an opera in four acts composed by Umberto Giordano to an Italian libretto by Sem Benelli adapted from his 1909 The Jester's Supper (play), play of the same name. The opera premiered on 20 Decem ...

'' (1942) * ''

Christmas at Camp 119 ''Christmas at Camp 119'' (Italian: ''Natale al campo 119'') is a 1947 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica and Peppino De Filippo. A group of Italian prisoners of war being held c ...

'' (1948) * ''

Abbiamo vinto! ''Abbiamo vinto!'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle starring Paolo Stoppa. Cast *Paolo Stoppa as Augusto Fabriano *Camillo Pilotto as Pasquale Nardecchi *Walter Chiari as Giorgio Silvestri *Antonella Lualdi as El ...

'' (1951) * '' Operation Mitra'' (1951) * ''

Four Red Roses ''Four Red Roses'' (Italian: ''Quattro rose rosse'') is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Olga Villi, Jean-Claude Pascal and Fosco Giachetti. A melodrama, it is set during the early years of the tw ...

'' (1951) * ''

Le infedeli ''The Unfaithfuls'' ( it, Le infedeli) is a 1953 Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno and starring Gina Lollobrigida. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as Lulla Possenti * May Britt as Liliana Rogers * Pierre Cressoy as Osval ...

'' (1953) * ''

I Chose Love ''I Chose Love'' (French: ''J'ai choisi l'amour'', Italian: ''Ho scelto l'amore'') is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Renato Rascel and Marisa Pavan. It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. Plot Bor ...

'' (1953) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) * ''

The Boatman of Amalfi ''The Boatman of Amalfi'' (Italian: ''Il barcaiolo di Amalfi'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Mino Roli and starring Mario Vitale, Franca Marzi and Guido Celano.Lancia p.203 The film's sets were designed by the art director Massimil ...

'' (1954) * ''

Too Bad She's Bad ''Too Bad She's Bad'' ( it, Peccato che sia una canaglia) is a 1955 Italian comedy directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It stars Sophia Loren and is based on Alberto Moravia's story "Fanatico", from his ''Racconti Romani''. It was shot at the Cine ...

'' (1954) * '' A Slice of Life'' (1954) * ''

Lucky to Be a Woman ''Lucky to Be a Woman'' ( it, La fortuna di essere donna and also known as ''What a Woman!'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Sophia Loren, Charles Boyer and Marcello Mastroianni. Plot A photographe ...

'' (1956) * ''

Prepotenti più di prima ''Prepotenti più di prima'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Aldo Fabrizi. It is the sequel of '' I prepotenti''. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi - Cesare Pinelli * Nino Taranto - Domenico Esposito * Ave Ninchi - Cleli ...

'' (1959)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagni, Margherita 1902 births 1960 deaths Italian film actresses Actors from Turin 20th-century Italian actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Italian voice actresses