Dolores Palumbo (14 June 1912 – 30 January 1984) was an Italian stage and film actress.

Life and career

Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, the daughter of two stage actors, Palumbo debuted in 1930 with a bit role in the farce ''La bella trovata''. Shorty later she entered the stage company of

Nino Taranto Nino Taranto (28 August 1907 – 23 February 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1924 and 1971. Life and career Born in Naples, Taranto started his career as a child actor in 1918 starring in some loca ...

, with whom she starred in a number of successful

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own dur ...

s. In 1945 she joined the stage company of

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

and she was critically appreciated for her performance in the comedy play '' Napoli milionaria''. Two years later she rejoined the company of Nino Taranto until the 1950s, then, in 1955, she worked again with Eduardo De Filippo, who called her in his company to replace his sister Titina. Palumbo was also very active in films, mainly of comedic genre.

Selected filmography

* ''

In the Country Fell a Star ''In the Country Fell a Star'' (Italian: ''In campagna è caduta una stella'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo. It stars De Filippo, his brother Peppino De Filippo and Rosina Lawrence.Moliterno p.101 When a famous Ameri ...

'' (1939) * ''

Non ti pago! ''Non ti pago!'' is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, who also adapted the play by Eduardo De Filippo, the star of the film. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice Internationa ...

'' (1942) * '' Lorenzaccio'' (1951) * ''

Neapolitan Carousel ''Neapolitan Carousel'' ( it, Carosello napoletano) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini and starring Léonide Massine, Achille Millo and Agostino Salvietti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, winning its '' ...

'' (1954) * '' Poverty and Nobility'' (1954) * '' Milanese in Naples'' (1954) * ''

Oh! Sabella ''La nonna Sabella'' (internationally released as ''Oh! Sabella'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film won the Golden Shell at the San Sebasti� ...

'' (1957) * '' Lazzarella'' (1957) * '' Husbands in the City'' (1957) * '' Angel in a Taxi'' (1958) * ''

Three Strangers in Rome ''Tre straniere a Roma'', also known as ''Three Strangers in Rome'', is a 1958 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Claudio Gora starring Claudia Cardinale. The film was one of the first movies with Cardinale in a leading role. Cast *Yvonne ...

'' (1958) * ''

Legs of Gold ''Legs of Gold'' (Italian: ''Gambe d'oro'') is a 1958 Italian sports film directed by Turi Vasile and Antonio Margheriti and starring Totò, Memmo Carotenuto and Rossella Como.Bìspuri p.191 Plot Barone Luigi Fontana is a rich and stingy prod ...

'' (1958) * '' I motorizzati'' (1962) * ''

Liolà ''Liolà'' () is an Italian stage play written by Luigi Pirandello in 1916, which takes place in 19th century Sicily. The original text was composed in the Sicilian dialect of Agrigento. The title character is a middle-aged single father by cho ...

'' (1963) * ''

Tears on Your Face ''Tears on Your Face'' (Italian: ''Una lacrima sul viso'') is a 1964 Italian " musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. It is named after the Bobby Solo's hit song " Una lacrima sul viso".Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei ...

'' (1964) * ''

Non son degno di te ''Non son degno di te'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. Cast *Gianni Morandi as Gianni Traimonti * Laura Efrikian as Carla Todisco * Gino Bramieri as Ginone Traimonti *Nino Taranto as Antonio Todisco ...

'' (1965) * ''

Se non avessi più te ''Se non avessi più te'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. Cast *Gianni Morandi as Gianni Traimonti * Laura Efrikian as Carla Todisco * Anna Maria Polani as Isabel de Villalba *Nino Taranto as Ten. An ...

'' (1965) * '' Sgarro alla camorra'' (1973)

References

External links

* * Massimo Colella, ''Profilo biografico di attori partenopei del XX secolo: III. Dolores Palumbo'', 2022 (https://www.centrostuditeatro.it/2022/03/dolores-palumbo/). {{DEFAULTSORT:Palumbo, Dolores Actresses from Naples Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses 1912 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses