Rosina Fiorini Galli (August 10. 1906 – December 3, 1969) was an Italian film actress in

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Early years

Galli was born in Venice and was a member of "a typical Italian theatrical family". She began performing as a child.

Career

Galli was an Italian character actress who worked in

between the mid-1930s and the mid-1940s, where she performed in about 40 films. She appeared with

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They Met in Bombay ''They Met in Bombay '' is a 1941 American adventure drama film directed by Clarence Brown, and starring Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell, with Peter Lorre.''Variety'' film review; June 25, 1941, page 16.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; July 5 ...

'' (1941) and played Christine's maid in '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (1943). The actress also portrayed the friendly wife of J. Carrol Naish in ''

Star in the Night ''Star in the Night'' is a 1945 American short drama film directed by Don Siegel and starring J. Carrol Naish, Donald Woods and Rosina Galli. The film was Siegel's directorial debut, and won an Oscar in 1946 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) ...

'' (1945), an Academy-Award-winning short film by Don Siegel. Through her accent she frequently played motherly characters of Italian or Spanish descent, mostly in small roles. Afterwards Galli returned to Italy where she also played in three other movies until 1950. She also worked as the Italian dubbing voice for actresses like

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, and Myrna Loy. Rosina Galli died in Madrid at the age of 63. On Broadway, Galli portrayed Theresa in ''Walk into My Parlor'' (1941).

Personal life

She was married to Augusto Galli.

Partial filmography

* ''

Moonlight Murder ''Moonlight Murder'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. The film stars Chester Morris, Madge Evans, Leo Carrillo, Frank McHugh, Benita Hume, Grant Mitchell, Katharine ...

'' (1936) - Louisa's Maid (uncredited) * '' Conquest'' (1937) - Bianca - Servant (uncredited) * '' International Settlement'' (1938) - Italian Woman (uncredited) * '' Of Human Hearts'' (1938) - Mrs. Ardsley (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Spanish Woman (uncredited) * '' Blockade'' (1938) - Waitress * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1938) - Citizen (uncredited) * '' Fisherman's Wharf'' (1939) - Angelina * ''

The Oklahoma Kid ''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his blac ...

'' (1939) - Manuelita (uncredited) * '' Missing Daughters'' (1939) - Italian (uncredited) * ''

The Rains Came ''The Rains Came'' is a 1939 20th Century Fox film based on an American novel by Louis Bromfield (published in June 1937 by Harper & Brothers). The film was directed by Clarence Brown and stars Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power, George Brent, Brenda Joy ...

'' (1939) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Housekeeper's Daughter ''The Housekeeper's Daughter'' is a 1939 comedy film directed and produced by Hal Roach. The film stars Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou and John Hubbard. The screenplay was written by Rian James, Gordon Douglas, Jack Jevne and Claude Martin, b ...

'' (1939) - Mrs. Veroni * '' Escape to Paradise'' (1939) - Brigida - the Dueña * '' I Take This Woman'' (1940) - Clinic Woman Who Lost Her baby (uncredited) * ''

You Can't Fool Your Wife ''You Can't Fool Your Wife'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Jerome Cady. The film stars Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote, Virginia Vale, Emma Dunn and Elaine Shepard. The film was released on May ...

'' (1940) - Mama Brentoni * ''

The Man Who Talked Too Much ''The Man Who Talked Too Much'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Walter DeLeon and Earl Baldwin. Starring George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall, Richard Barthelmess, William Lundigan, George Tobias ...

'' (1940) - Mrs. Spirella (uncredited) * ''

You're Not So Tough ''You're Not So Tough'' is a 1940 Universal Studios drama film directed by Joe May and starring ''Dead End Kids'' and the ''Little Tough Guys'' and was the first in the series where Billy Halop and Huntz Hall weren't billed in the opening credits ...

'' (1940) - Mama Posita * ''

Girl from God's Country ''Girl from God's Country'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Robert Lee Johnson and Elizabeth Meehan. The film stars Chester Morris, Jane Wyatt, Charles Bickford, Ray Mala, Kate Drain L ...

'' (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' This Thing Called Love'' (1940) - Mrs. Diestro * ''Respect the Law'' (1941, Short) - Mrs. Arturi, Bereaved Italian Mother (uncredited) * ''

'' (1941) - Carmencita * '' Rags to Riches'' (1941) - Maria * '' Mob Town'' (1941) - Woman (uncredited) * ''

Gauchos of El Dorado ''Gauchos of Eldorado'' is a 1941 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck. Cast * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke * Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin * Lois Collier as Ellen * Duncan Ren ...

'' (1941) - Isabel Ojara * '' The Mad Doctor of Market Street'' (1942) - Tanao- Chief's Wife * ''

Butch Minds the Baby ''Butch Minds the Baby'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Leonard Spigelgass, based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran, Po ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Talucci * '' My Gal Sal'' (1942) - Countess Rossini's Maid (uncredited) * '' The Pride of the Yankees'' (1942) - Mrs. Fabrini (uncredited) * ''

Underground Agent ''Underground Agent'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Bruce Bennett, Leslie Brooks, Frank Albertson, and Julian Rivero. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. Plot Two U.S. government agents (Bruce Be ...

'' (1942) - Maria Gonzales * '' Good Luck, Mr. Yates'' (1943) - Katy Zaloris * ''

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'' (1943) - Christine's Maid * ''

The Fallen Sparrow ''The Fallen Sparrow'' is a 1943 American spy film starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Patricia Morison, and Walter Slezak. It is based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Nazi spies pursue an American, John "Kit" McKittrick, ...

'' (1943) - Mama Lepetino (uncredited) * ''

Princess O'Rourke ''Princess O'Rourke'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Norman Krasna (in Krasna's directorial debut), and starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn. Krasna won the 1944 Oscar for Best Origin ...

'' (1943) - Greek's Wife (uncredited) * ''

The Navy Way ''The Navy Way'' is a 1944 American war film directed by William Berke concentrating on US Navy recruit training with many sequences filmed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. The film had its premiere at the Genesee Theatre in nearby Wauke ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Zumano - Johnny's Mother (uncredited) * '' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' (1944) - Italian Nurse (uncredited) * '' Man from Frisco'' (1944) - Mrs. Polaski (uncredited) * '' Where Do We Go from Here?'' (1945) - Old Lady with Lamp (uncredited) * ''

'' (1945, Short) - Rosa Catapoli * ''

Yolanda and the Thief ''Yolanda and the Thief'' is a 1945 American Technicolor MGM musical-comedy film set in a fictional Latin American country. It stars Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, and Mildred Natwick, with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Arth ...

'' (1945) - Housekeeper (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1949) - (uncredited) * '' Volcano'' (1950) - A Worker * '' Fugitive Lady'' (

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. - Teresa (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galli, Rosina 1906 births 1969 deaths American film actresses Italian film actresses Actors from Venice 20th-century Italian actresses Italian emigrants to the United States 20th-century American actresses