Anna Demetrio (1890–1959) was an Italian-born American

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 (), li ...

.McLaughlin p.170 Speaking English with a heavy accent, she often played stock foreign characters in a series of

supporting role A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo ap ...

s. In 1950 she starred in the sitcom '' Mama Rosa'' in which she played the title character.

Selected filmography

* ''

Too Much Harmony ''Too Much Harmony'' is a 1933 American black-and-white pre-Code musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Harry Green, and Judith Allen. It was released by Paramount Pictures ...

'' (1933) * ''

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round ''Manhattan Merry-Go-Round'' is an NBC musical variety radio program that was broadcast from November 6, 1932, until April 17, 1949. The musical revue was produced by Frank and Anne Hummert. Sponsored by Dr. Lyons Tooth Powder, the radio series wa ...

'' (1937) * '' In Old Mexico'' (1938) * '' Escape to Paradise'' (1939) * ''

Young Buffalo Bill ''Young Buffalo Bill'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes. Plot The film takes place in the New Mexico Territory of the United States in the 1860s. Bill Cody and his friend ...

'' (1940) * ''

Miss V from Moscow ''Miss V from Moscow'' is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by M789 and DJ_Z, Noel Madison and Paul Weigel.Fetrow p.313 Synopsis The Miss V of the title is Vera Marova, a Soviet spy sent to Paris to impersonate her lookalike, a Germ ...

'' (1942) * '' Submarine Base'' (1943) * '' Dragon Seed'' (1944) * '' Call of the South Seas'' (1944) * '' Appointment with Murder'' (1948) * ''

September Affair ''September Affair'' is a 1950 American romantic drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Joan Fontaine, Joseph Cotten, and Jessica Tandy. It was produced by Hal B. Wallis. Plot Marianne "Manina" Stuart (Joan Fontaine), a prominent c ...

'' (1950)

References

Bibliography

* McLaughlin, Robert. ''We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II''. University Press of Kentucky, 2006.

External links

* 1890 births 1959 deaths Italian emigrants to the United States Italian film actresses American film actresses Actresses from Rome 20th-century American actresses {{Italy-screen-actor-stub