Lina Volonghi

Lina Volonghi
Born Giuseppina Angela Volonghi
(1914-09-04)4 September 1914
Genoa
Died 24 February 1991(1991-02-24) (aged 76)
Milan
Occupation Actress

Lina Volonghi (4 September 1914 – 24 February 1991) was an Italian stage, television and film actress.

Life and career

Born in Genoa as Giuseppina Angela Volonghi, a promising junior swimming champion in her youth, Volonghi started her acting career in 1933, when she debuted in the comedy play I manezzi pe' majâ na figgia, in the Gilberto Govi's stage company.[1] After six years she left the Govi's company and moved to Rome, where she joined the Anton Giulio Bragaglia's company Theatre of the Arts.[1][2] In these years she gained critical appreciation for her versatility in comic and dramatic roles. She later worked on stage with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Luigi Squarzina among others.[1][2] Also active in films, in TV and radio dramas and series, she retired in 1986 following a sudden heart attack.[1][2] Volonghi was married to actor Carlo Cataneo.

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici (in Italian). Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 36–37. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. 1 2 3 R. D. G. (1991-02-26). "Il ricordo indelebile di madre coraggio". La Repubblica. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

External links

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