Margherita Bagni (pseudonym of Margherita Maria Bagna; 21 February 1902 – 2 July 1960) was an Italian actress and voice actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1918 and 1959.
Margherita Bagni | |
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 Bagni in 1958 | |
| Born | Margherita Maria Bagna 21 February 1902 Turin, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 2 July 1960 (aged 58) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1918–1959 |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | Nora Ricci |
| Parent(s) | Ambrogio Bagni Ines Cristina Zacconi Ermete Zacconi (stepfather) |
| Relatives | Olinto Cristina (uncle) Vittorio Gassman (former son-in-law) Paola Gassman (granddaughter) |
Daughter of actress Ines Cristina and prompter Ambrogio Bagni (pseudonym of Ambrogio Bagna), Bagni entered at very young age the stage company of her stepfather Ermete Zacconi.[2] After having married Renzo Ricci, in 1925 she formed with him the company Ricci-Bagni.[2] She made her film debut at 15, in Gli spettri, but her real film career began in mid-1930s.[2] In cinema she was mainly a character actress, and at the same time she was also very active as a voice actress.[2] She also appeared on several television series of great success.[2]
Her daughter Eleonora "Nora" was an actress and she also was the first wife of Vittorio Gassman.[2]
Partial filmography edit
- Thirty Seconds of Love (1936)
- Adam's Tree (1936)
- The Two Sergeants (1936)
- Doctor Antonio (1937)
- I, His Father (1939)
- Eternal Melodies (1940)
- The Last Dance (1941)
- The Queen of Navarre (1942)
- The Jester's Supper (1942)
- Christmas at Camp 119 (1948)
- Abbiamo vinto! (1951)
- Operation Mitra (1951)
- Four Red Roses (1951)
- Le infedeli (1953)
- I Chose Love (1953)
- If You Won a Hundred Million (1953)
- The Boatman of Amalfi (1954)
- Too Bad She's Bad (1954)
- A Slice of Life (1954)
- Lucky to Be a Woman (1956)
- Prepotenti più di prima (1959)
References edit
- ^ "RICCI, Renzo in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it.
- ^ a b c d e f Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.