Irène Galter (16 September 1931 – 7 June 2018) was an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in
Merano
Merano (, ; ) or Meran () is a (municipality) in South Tyrol, Northern Italy. Generally best known for its Spa town, spa resorts, it is located within a Depression (geology), basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to Height above mean sea ...
as Irene Patuzzi, during the first half of the 1950s Galter was called the "ideal girlfriend" of Italians.
[ She was casually discovered in a shop where she worked as a clerk by ]Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform.
He was ...
, who launched her career in 1952 with the neorealist film '' Rome 11:00''.[
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Selected filmography
* '' Rome 11:00'' (1952)
* ''The City Stands Trial
''The City Stands Trial'' () is a 1952 Italian crime film, crime drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Silvana Pampanini and Paolo Stoppa. It is based on a revisiting of the Cuocolo Trial, Cuocolo murders and the strugg ...
'' (1952)
* ''Falsehood
A false statement, also known as a falsehood, falsity, misstatement or untruth, is a statement that is false or does not align with reality. This concept spans various fields, including communication, law, linguistics, and philosophy. It is consid ...
'' (1952)
* ''When You Read This Letter
''When You Read This Letter'' (French: ''Quand tu liras cette lettre'') is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco and Yvonne Sanson.
It was shot at the Billancourt Stu ...
'' (1953)
* '' Trouble for the Legion'' (1953)
* '' Empty Eyes'' (1953)
* '' 100 Years of Love'' (1954)
* ''Schiava del peccato
''Schiava del peccato'' (''Slave to Sin'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo.
Cast
* Silvana Pampanini as Mara Gualtieri
* Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio
* Irene Genna as Dina
* Franco Fabrizi as Carlo
* Renato V ...
'' (1954)
* ''Songs of Italy
''Songs of Italy'' () is a 1955 Italian musical film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Marco Vicario, Rossana Podestà and Silvana Pampanini.
It was shot in Ferraniacolor. This film was one of several musicarelli directed by Paolella.
...
'' (1955)
* '' Heaven Is Never Booked Up'' (1955)
* '' Sins of Casanova'' (1955)
* '' Liane, Jungle Goddess'' (1956)
* '' Love and Troubles'' (1958)
References
External links
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1931 births
2018 deaths
Italian film actresses
People from Merano
Italian television actresses
20th-century Italian actresses
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