Beatrice Mancini (born Bice Mancinotti; 7 December 1917 – 1 March 1987) was an Italian actress. She starred in the 1941 film ''
Blood Wedding
''Blood Wedding'' () is a tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in March 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The play is set in rural Spa ...
''.
[Goble p.368]
Born Bice Mancinotti in
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, Italy, Mancini studied at the
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and made her film debut in 1935 in ''La capanna dell'amore'', credited as Milva Vejo.
She was often cast in roles of hapless, sensible and good-heart girls.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Anonymous Roylott
''The Anonymous Roylott'' () is a 1936 Italian thriller film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Camillo Pilotto, Isa Pola and Giulio Donadio.Apra p.99 The film is an adaptation of a play set in the United States, about a murder that ar ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Luciano Serra, Pilot
''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' () is a 1938 Italian war drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri and Roberto Villa.
It was screened at the Venice Film Festival in August 1938, where it was awarde ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Wealth Without a Future'' (1939)
* ''
Big Shoes'' (1940)
* ''
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the fina ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Blood Wedding
''Blood Wedding'' () is a tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in March 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The play is set in rural Spa ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Rita of Cascia
Rita of Cascia, OSA (born Margherita Ferri Lotti; 1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun. After Rita's husband died, she joined a small community of nuns, who later became Augustinians, where she was known both for pr ...
'' (1943)
* ''
The White Angel'' (1943)
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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1917 births
1987 deaths
Italian film actresses
Actresses from Rome
20th-century Italian actresses
Italian stage actresses
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni
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