Anna Maestri
{{Short description|Italian actress (1924–1988)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anna Maestri
| image = Maestritaranto.jpg
| caption = Maestri and Nino Taranto in 1963
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1924|01|7}}
| birth_place = Mantua, Kingdom of Italy
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1988|03|4|1924|01|7}}
| death_place = Trento, Italy
| occupation = Actress
}}
Anna Maestri (7 January 1924 – 4 March 1988) was an Italian stage, film and television actress.
Life and career
Maestri was born in Mantua, the daughter of two stage actors.{{cite news|last1=o. g.|title=Anna Maestri, una vita in teatro|work=La Stampa|date=5 March 1988}} She formed at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome, and made her professional debut on stage in 1943 alongside Vittorio Gassman.{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=888440214X}} After the war she worked several times with Luchino Visconti, Luigi Squarzina and with Giorgio Strehler at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. She was also active in musical comedies and revues, notably starring in Il terrore corre sul filo alongside Nino Taranto. In 1963 she was awarded the San Genesio Prize for her performance in Robert Thomas' Eight Women. Maestri was also active in films and on television, even if mainly cast in supporting roles.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Teresa Venerdì | Un'orfanella dell'istituto | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Nothing New Tonight | Un ospite dell'istituto | |
| 1948 | Be Seeing You, Father | La cameriera negra | |
| 1949 | Bitter Rice | Irene | |
| 1949 | La roccia incantata | ||
| 1950 | Toto Looks for a Wife | La nera australiana | |
| 1950 | Women Without Names | Woman Prisoner | |
| 1951 | Accidents to the Taxes!! | La signorina Colombi | |
| 1951 | Tragic Spell | Oliva's Maid | |
| 1951 | The Steamship Owner | Una cameriera d'albergo | |
| 1952 | Sardinian Vendetta | Gavina Leoni | |
| 1953 | Perdonami! | ||
| 1959 | Toto in Madrid | La signora del treno | |
| 1959 | Lui, lei e il nonno | ||
| 1961 | Come September | Maria - Maid | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Marco Polo | ||
| 1963 | Follie d'estate | Signora sabina brutta | |
| 1964 | Europa: Operazione Strip-tease | ||
| 1964 | Gli eroi di ieri... oggi... domani | ||
| 1966 | Honeymoon, Italian Style | Pallina | |
| 1970 | W le donne | Don Nicola's wife | |
| 1971 | Tre nel mille | ||
| 1971 | Armiamoci e partite! | ||
| 1973 | My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure | ||
| 1974 | Abbasso tutti, viva noi | ||
| 1976 | The Two Orphans | ||
| 1983 | Occhei, occhei | Nonna |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0535487}}
- [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6806103 Anna's find-a-grave page]
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Category:Actresses from Lombardy
Category:Italian stage actresses
Category:Italian film actresses