Wanda Osiris

Wanda Osiris

Wanda Osiris, 1952
Born Anna Menzio
(1905-06-03)3 June 1905
Rome
Died 11 November 1994(1994-11-11) (aged 89)
Milan
Occupation revue actress

Wanda Osiris (3 June 1905 – 11 November 1994) was an Italian revue soubrette, actress and singer.

Life and career

Born Anna Menzio in Rome, the daughter of a groom,[1] she studied violin at a young age.[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] and died in 1994 of a heart attack at the age of 89.[1][2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Anna Bandettini (13 November 1994). "Addio Wandissima". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Maurizio Porro (12 November 1994). "Wanda, la dea che scendeva dalle scale". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

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