Loredana Padoan (19 March 1924 – 18 January 2016), best known just as Loredana, was an Italian film and stage actress.

Loredana
Born
Loredana Padoan

19 March 1924 (1924-03-19)
Venice, Italy
Died18 January 2016 (2016-01-19) (aged 91)
Bologna, Italy

Life and career

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Born in Venice, after completing her scuola magistrale studies, Loredana enrolled at several acting schools, determined to pursue a career as an actress.[1]

Following several secondary roles, she had her breakout in 1942, with the lead role in the drama film La signorina.[1] She later specialized in adventure films and melodramas.[1] She significantly slowed her activities after the war, until her marriage to a Roman antique dealer and her subsequent retirement in the late 1940s.[1] She died on 18 January 2016, at the age of 91.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Loredana". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ "A 91 anni muore la "Fornarina" Loredana". PrimaPaginaNews (in Italian). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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