Sandra Ravel (16 January 1910 – 13 August 1954) was an Italian

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

of the 1930s.

Biography

She was born as Alessandra Winkelhauser Ratti in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, Italy in 1910 to a German father who was a chemical plant worker, and a Swiss mother from the Ratti family of

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. Ravel had a minor role in ''

Together in the Dark ''Together in the Dark'' (Italian: ''Al buio insieme'') is a 1933 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Sandra Ravel, Maurizio D'Ancora and Lamberto Picasso.Mancini p.216 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ga ...

'', where she met her future husband. She was married in 1944 in Venice to the actor and entrepreneur

Rodolfo Gucci Rodolfo Gucci (16 July 1912 – 15 May 1983), also known by his stage name Maurizio D'Ancora, was an Italian actor and entrepreneur, who appeared in more than 40 films between 1929 and 1946. He was a member of the Gucci family. His only child, M ...

. Their only child, Maurizio (1948-1995), was named for his father's theatrical alter ego, "Maurizio D'Ancora". Sandra Ravel died in 1954, aged 44, from

uterine cancer Uterine cancer, also known as womb cancer, includes two types of cancer that develop from the tissues of the uterus. Endometrial cancer forms from the lining of the uterus, and uterine sarcoma forms from the muscles or support tissue of the uteru ...

in her native Lombardy.

Filmography

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'' (1930) *''

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The Single Sin ''The Single Sin'' is a 1931 American Pre-code drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Kay Johnson, Bert Lytell and Paul Hurst. It was produced and released by the independent company Tiffany Pictures. Synopsis Struggling actress Kate A ...

'' (1931) *''

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A Star Disappears ''A Star Disappears'' (French: ''Une étoile disparaît'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Robert Villers and starring Suzy Vernon, Constant Rémy and Alexandre Dréan.Crisp p.459 It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris by the Fre ...

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The House of Shame ''The House of Shame'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Creighton Hale, Virginia Brown Faire and Lloyd Whitlock.Pitts p.85 Cast * Creighton Hale as Harvey Baremore * Virginia Brown Faire as Druid ...

'' (1938) *'' A Wife in Danger'' (1939) *'' The Castle Ball'' (1939) *''

Two Million for a Smile ''Two Million for a Smile'' (Italian: ''Due milioni per un sorriso'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and Mario Soldati and starring Enrico Viarisio, Giuseppe Porelli and Elsa De Giorgi.Curti p.22 It w ...

'' (1939)

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* 1910 births 1954 deaths Italian film actresses Actresses from Milan Deaths from uterine cancer Deaths from cancer in Italy {{Italy-film-actor-stub

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