Lina Gennari

Lina Gennari (22 March 1911 – 11 October 1997) was an Italian actress and operetta singer.

Lina Gennari
Born(1911-03-22)22 March 1911
Bologna, Italy
Died11 October 1997(1997-10-11) (aged 86)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Born Carolina Gennari in Bologna, she made her debut in the early 1920s in the Schwarz stage company, and she had her first role as prima donna in the operetta Al cavallino bianco.[1] She achieved a large success in 1939 with the revue Se un'idea mi porta fortuna and then in 1940 with Nuto Navarrini's Vicino alle stelle.[1] She appeared in several films between 1933 and 1955, notably playing the greedy landlady in Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D..[1][2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1933Tourist TrainLina
1935Naples in Green and Blue
1937It Was I!Fiammetta
1944In cerca di felicità
1946Eugenia GrandetMarquise D'Aubrion
1952Umberto D.Antonia Belloni
1955The Sign of VenusSignora Pina
1955Il padrone sono me(final film role)

References

  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Volume 2: Le attrici dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. Dario Minutolo. Cinema italiano 1945-1985. Effata Editrice IT, 2005. ISBN 8874022948.


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