María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an
Argentine
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-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing
girl-next-door characters.
[Reich & Garofalo p.334] Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film ''
Private Angelo''.
Her younger sister
Michela Belmonte was also an actress.
Selected filmography
* ''
What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1932) - (uncredited)
* ''
The Telephone Operator'' (1932) - (uncredited)
* ''
Non c'è bisogno di denaro'' (1933) - Caterina
* ''
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Events
January
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* January 10 &ndas ...
'' (1933) - Clelia
* ''
My Little One'' (1933) - La ragazza nel bar all'aperto
* ''
Tourist Train'' (1933) - Maria
* ''
L'impiegata di papà'' (1933) - Collega
* ''
Villafranca'' (1934)
* ''
Seconda B'' (1934) - Marta Renzi
* ''
The Matchmaker
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'' (1934)
* ''
La mia vita sei tu'' (1934) - La graziosa ragazza
* ''
Mr. Desire'' (1934)
* ''
Creatures of the Night
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'' (1934) - L'altra ragazza
* ''
Together in the Dark'' (1935) - Manicure
* ''
Lorenzino de' Medici
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'' (1935) - Nella
* ''
The Joker King
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It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.
Plot
In N ...
'' (1936) - Fanya
* ''
God's Will Be Done'' (1936) - Anna
* ''
Joe the Red'' (1936) - Marietta Clavel
* ''
King of Diamonds'' (1936) - Lola
* ''
The Countess of Parma
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'' (1937) - Adriana
* ''
Lasciate ogni speranza'' (1937) - La figlia Gina
* ''
The Two Misanthropists'' (1937) - Betty
* ''
Naples of Olden Times'' (1938) - Ninetta
* ''
Ballerine'' (1938)
* ''
Departure'' (1938) - Anna Diana
* ''
They've Kidnapped a Man'' (1938) - L'amichetta del attore
* ''
Who Are You?'' (1939) - Francesca
* ''
Pretty or Plain They All Get Married'' (1939) - Marcella
* ''
The Document'' (1939) - La contessina Luisa Sabelli
* ''
Two on a Vacation'' (1940) - Liliana Casali
* ''
The Last Enemy'' (1940) - Anna Vitali
* ''
The Two Mothers'' (1940) - Agatina
* ''
Fortuna
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'' (1940) - La figlia del direttore del giornale
* ''
The Siege of the Alcazar'' (1940) - Conchita Alvarez
* ''
Abandonment'' (1940) - Maria, sua sorella
* ''
Goodbye Youth'' (1940) - Dorina
* ''
La compagnia della teppa'' (1941) - Ada Mellario
* ''
L'amore canta'' (1941) - Vera
* ''
Yes, Madam Yes, Madam may refer to:
* ''Yes, Madam'' (1933 film), a British comedy film
* ''Yes, Madam'' (1942 film), an Italian romance film
* ''Yes, Madam'' (1985 film), a Hong Kong action film
* '' Yes, Madam?'', a 1938 British musical comedy film
* '' ...
'' (1942) - Cristina Zunino
* ''
I sette peccati'' (1942) - Isa Sturmer
* ''
The Two Orphans'' (1942) - Luisa
* ''
The Little Teacher'' (1942) - Maria Bini, la maestrina
* ''
Canal grande'' (1943) - Lisa
* ''
No Turning Back'' (1945) - Anna Bortone
* ''
La Vie de Bohème
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'' (1945) - Mimi / Mimì
* ''
Malìa'' (1946) - Nedda, sorella di Jana
* ''
Crime News'' (1947)
* ''
Nada'' (1947) - Ena Berenguer
* ''
Four Women'' (1947) - Blanca / Elena / Lola / Marta
* ''
The Dance of Death'' (1948) - Rita
* ''
Private Angelo'' (1949) - Lucrezia
* ''
The Flame That Will Not Die'' (1949) - Maria
* ''
A Slice of Life'' (1954) - La signora (segment "Scusi ma...") (final film role)
References
Bibliography
* Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links
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1916 births
2004 deaths
Argentine film actresses
Actresses from Buenos Aires
20th-century Argentine actresses
Argentine expatriates in Italy