Dina Galli

Dina Galli (1877–1951) was an Italian actress known for her comic stage roles.[1] Galli also appeared in fourteen films during her career.

Dina Galli
Born
Clotilde Annamaria Galli

(1877-12-16)16 December 1877
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died4 March 1951(1951-03-04) (aged 73)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
OccupationActress
Dina Galli, from a 1917 publication.

Life and career

Born Clotilde Annamaria Galli in Milan, Galli was the daughter of a well known theatrical character actress, Ernestina Nesti. She debuted on stage as a child actress in a Milanese dialect stage company, the Olivieri company, and in 1890 she joined the stage company led by Edoardo Ferravilla. In 1900 she became main actress in the Talli-Gramatica-Calabresi, and in the following years she worked in the companies led by Enrico Viarisio, Enzo Biliotti, Antonio Gandusio and Nino Besozzi.[2]

Galli made her film debut in 1914, in two silent films directed by Nino Oxilia. During the World War I, she voluntarily served in hospitals, entertaining wounded soldiers as a puppeteer. In 1935 she had a large success with the Giuseppe Adami's comedy play Felicita Colombo, and in 1937 she starred in a film adaptation with the same name directed by Mario Mattoli.[2]

She spoke with a distinctive Lombardy accent.[3]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Farrell, Joseph & Puppa, Paolo. A History of Italian Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 2006. p.237.
  2. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). "Galli, Dina". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Italy: Gremese Editore. p. 150. ISBN 888440214X.
  3. Kezich, Tullio. Federico Fellini: His Life and Work. I.B.Tauris, 2007. pp.46-47.


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