Titina De Filippo (born Annunziata De Filippo; 27 March 1898 – 26 December 1963) was an Italian actress and playwright.
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, the oldest of three children born from the extramarital relationship between Luisa De Filippo and

Eduardo Scarpetta Eduardo Scarpetta (13 March 1853 – 12 November 1925) was an Italian actor and playwright from Naples. Biography Although not from a theatrical family, he was on the stage by the age of four and is today best remembered as the creator of a c ...

, a well-respected playwright in Naples. Her father was actually married since 1876 to Rosa De Filippo, Luisa's paternal aunt. Her father Eduardo had several other illegitimate children from various affairs (including actors Ernesto Murolo,

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and Pasquale De Filippo). Titina and her two brothers became known as "Children of the buttons" since their mother was a seamstress to his company: apart from Titina, they include actor

Peppino De Filippo Peppino De Filippo (born Giuseppe De Filippo; 24 August 1903 – 27 January 1980) was an Italian actor. De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina De Filippo. He made his stage debut at ...

and playwright and director

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

. She was married to actor

Pietro Carloni Pietro Carloni (28 October 1896 – 3 August 1968) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Taurisano, Lecce into a family of actors, Carloni debuted on stage at young age in the theatrical company held by Ernesto Murolo. I ...

and they had one son, Augusto Carloni. The actress Ester Carloni was her husband's sister. Her brother Peppino was married to Adelina (or Adele) Carloni, another of her husband's siblings. Titina De Filippo studied music and learned French as a child. She made her stage debut at the age of seven.

Filmography

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It Was I! ''It Was I!'' (Italian: ''Sono stato io!'') is a 1937 Italian comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo and Titina De Filippo.Moliterno p.101 The film was based on a play, ''Sarà stato Giovann ...

'' (1937) *''Ma l'amor mio non muore '' (1938) * ''

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'' (1939) *''Assenza ingiustificata ''(1939) * ''

Saint John, the Beheaded ''Saint John, the Beheaded'' (Italian: ''San Giovanni decollato'') is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and Giorgio Bianchi and starring Totò, Titina De Filippo and Silvana Jachino.Moliterno p.316 It was based on a play by ...

'' (1940) *''Villa da vendere (1941) *''Una volta alla settimana ''(1941) *''

Non ti pago! ''Non ti pago!'' is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, who also adapted the play by Eduardo De Filippo, the star of the film. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice Internatio ...

'' (1942) *''Ti conosco, mascherina!'' (1943) *''Uno tra la folla'' (1946) *'' Assunta Spina ''(1948) *'' Napoli milionaria'' (1950) *''Cameriera bella presenza offresi'' (1951) *''Filumena Marturano ''(1951) *''

Cinque poveri in automobile ''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' ( it, Cinque poveri in automobile) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Eduardo De Filippo. Cast * Eduardo De Filippo as Eduardo Moschettone * Aldo Fabrizi as Cesare Baroni * Ti ...

''(1952) *''Cani e gatti ''(1952) * '' Husband and Wife'' (1952) *''I morti non pagano le tasse ''(1952) *''Non è vero, ma ci credo ''(1952) *''Ragazze da marito (1952) *''Il tallone d'Achille ''(1952) *''Cento anni d'amore ''(1953) *''Il fuoco nelle vene ''(1953) *''

Martin Toccaferro ''Martin Toccaferro'' is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Peppino De Filippo, Titina De Filippo and Wanda Osiris.Goble p.270 Cast * Peppino De Filippo as Martino Lazzari * Titina De Filippo as Miss Costan ...

''(1953) *'' La fortuna di essere donna'' (1955) *''I pappagalli '' (1955) *''Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge'' (1956) *''Non cantare, baciami'' (1956) *''I vagabondi delle stelle'' (1956) *''La canzone del destino'' (1957) *''Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa'' (1957) *''

Ferdinando I, re di Napoli ''Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini. Plot Naples, 1806. The king Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies is frowned upon by the people, especially the comic theatrical Pulcinella, which continua ...

'' (1959)

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* 1898 births 1963 deaths Writers from Naples Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Actresses from Naples {{Italy-stage-actor-stub