Wanda Osiris
| Wanda Osiris | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 June 1905 Rome |
| Died |
11 November 1994 (aged 89) Milan |
| Occupation | revue actress |
Wanda Osiris (3 June 1905 – 11 November 1994) was an Italian revue soubrette, actress and singer.
Born Anna Menzio in Rome, the daughter of a groom,[1] at young age she studied violin.[2] She debuted on stage in 1923, in the revue Osvaldo mio mi fai morire.[1][2] She was the major diva of the Italian revue between 1930s and 1950s, until a new type of soubrette, more saucy and comical, surfaced.[2] She retired in 1975.[2] She died of a heart attack at the age of 89.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anna Bandettini (13 November 1994). "Addio Wandissima". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Maurizio Porro (12 November 1994). "Wanda, la dea che scendeva dalle scale". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 6 October 2014.