Vanna Vanni
Vanna Vanni | |
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 Vanni in I Don't Know You Anymore (1936) | |
| Born | Maria Angelica Giovanna Pegna 7 January 1915 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 6 March 1998 (aged 83) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Other names | Vanna Pegna |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930-1943 |
Vanna Vanni (7 January 1915[1] – 6 March 1998) was an Italian film actress. She was in thirty-one films between 1930 and 1943.
Life and career
[edit]Vanni was born in Florence[1] as Maria Angelica Giovanna Pegna. She has been described as a graceful and elegant brunette,[1] and the New York Times film critic, Frank Nugent, wrote in a review of I've Lost My Husband! that she was "one of the prettiest girls in the Italian film industry."[2]
Her first cinematic role was in Perché no? (1930), directed by Amleto Palermi, and in her first films she was credited as Vanna Pegna.[1] Vanni was one of the most prolific actresses in Italian cinema between mid-1930s and 1940s; specialized in comedy films, she got some critical acclaim for her dramatic turn in Esodo Pratelli's Se non son matti non li vogliamo.[1] She also worked with directors such as Raffaello Matarazzo, Gennaro Righelli, Giorgio Simonelli, and Eduardo De Filippo.[1]
She retired from film in 1943 and died in Rome in 1998.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Perché no? (1930) (as Vanna Pegna)
- The Doctor's Secret (1931) (as Vanna Pegna)
- Il serpente a sonagli (1935) (as Vanna Pegna)
- Golden Arrow (1935)
- La gondola delle chimere (1936)
- Sette giorni all'altro mondo (1936)
- I Don't Know You Anymore (1936)
- L'uomo che sorride (1936)
- King of Diamonds (1936)
- I fratelli Castiglioni (1937)
- I've Lost My Husband! (1937)
- The Boarders at Saint-Cyr (1939)
- The Knight of San Marco (1939)
- The Faceless Voice (1939)
- L'imprevisto (1940)
- A Husband for the Month of April (1941)
- Se non son matti non li vogliamo (1941)
- Torrents of Spring (1942)
- Non ti pago! (1942)
- 4 ragazze sognano (1943)
- Non mi muovo! (1943)
- Ti conosco, mascherina! (1943)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Le attrici. Rome: Gremese Editore. ISBN 9788884402141. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Nugent, Frank S. (20 October 1939). "Movie Review: At the Cinecitta". New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- Chiti, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (2005). I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese. ISBN 9788884403513. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
External links
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- Vanna Vanni at IMDb
- "L'imprevisto". YouTube. Retrieved 10 March 2016. (short clip)
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