Miranda Campa (31 January 1914 – 7 May 1989) was a Swiss-born Italian actress and voice actress.

Life and career

Born Liliana Campa Capodaglio in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

, the nephew of actors

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and

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, Campa studied acting at the

Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico (translation: Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is a national drama school in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1936 by the theatrical theorist, critic, and writer Silvio D'Amico, the ac ...

, graduating in 1938. Mainly active on stage, she was part, among others, of the theatrical companies of

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Andreina Pagnani Andreina Pagnani (born Andreina Gentili; 24 November 1906 – 22 November 1981) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Rome and the daughter of a dresser, at a young age Pagnani studied the harp and the piano, then she devo ...

and

Giorgio Strehler Giorgio Strehler (; ; 14 August 1921 – 25 December 1997) was an actor, Italian opera and theatre director. Biography Strehler was born in Barcola, Trieste; His father, Bruno Strehler, was a native of Trieste with family roots in Vienna and died ...

at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. She made her film debut at mature age, in 1949, usually cast in

character role A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to ...

s, often playing religious figures. Campa was also very active as a voice actress and as a dubber.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campa, Miranda Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses Italian voice actresses 1914 births 1989 deaths Actors from Geneva Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Swiss emigrants to Italy