Zoe Incrocci (21 September 1917 – 6 November 2003) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Born in

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, Incrocci was the older sister of the screenwriter

Agenore Incrocci Agenore Incrocci (4 July 1919 – 15 November 2005), best known as Age, was an Italian screenwriter, considered one of the fathers of the ''commedia all'italiana'' as one of the two members of the duo Age & Scarpelli, together with Furio Scarpell ...

. She made her film debut at young age in a supporting role in the 1934 comedy film ''L'eredità dello zio buonanima'' directed by Amleto Palermi. She worked intensively in theater, radio, television and films. She was also a very active voice actress. In 1991 Incrocci received a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a

Silver Ribbon The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

in the same category thanks to her performance in

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's ''

Towards Evening ''Towards Evening'' ( it, Verso sera) is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. It was entered into the 17th Moscow International Film Festival. For her performance Zoe Incrocci was awarded with a David di Donatello for Bes ...

''. As a voice actress, Incrocci voiced Grandmother Willow in the Italian-Language dub of ''

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''. She reprised this role in the

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Personal life

Incrocci was married to the radio director Nino Meloni until his death in 1960.

Death

On 6 November 2003 Incrocci died at her home in Rome at the age of 86. Her brother died just two years later.

Partial filmography

* '' Everybody's Woman'' (1934) - La collegiale che fa le imitazioni (uncredited) * ''

Seconda B ''Seconda B'' is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Sergio Tofano, Dina Perbellini and María Denis. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded a prize. It started a trend for "schoolgirl ...

'' (1934) - L'allieva Fumasoni * ''L'eredità dello zio buonanima'' (1934) - Sisina * ''Il serpente a sonagli'' (1935) - Collegiale * ''

But It's Nothing Serious ''But It's Nothing Serious'' (Italian: ''Ma non è una cosa seria'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica, Elisa Cegani and Assia Noris.Cardullo p.268 It is based on a ...

'' (1936) - (uncredited) * ''

The Anonymous Roylott ''The Anonymous Roylott'' (Italian: ''L'anonima 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 ...

'' (1936) * ''Nina non far la stupida'' (1937) - Signora curiosa al balcone * ''La mazurka di papà'' (1938) * '' Toto Looks for a Wife'' (1950) - Nannina * '' Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) - Concettina * '' Strano appuntamento'' (1950) * '' The Steamship Owner'' (1951) - Una delle donne furiose * '' Perdonami!'' (1953) - Adele * ''

Passionate Song ''Passionate Song'' (Italian: ''Canzone appassionata'') is a 1953 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Nilla Pizzi, Gérard Landry and Vira Silenti.Parish p.100 Plot Lucia Spinelli, orphaned by both pare ...

'' (1953) - Prostituta alla Stazione * '' Of Life and Love'' (1954) - Andrea's sister (segment "Marsina Stretta") * ''We Stole a Tram'' (1954) * '' Bravissimo'' (1955) - Margherita * ''

Destinazione Piovarolo ''Destination Piovarolo'' ( it, Destinazione Piovarolo) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot summary In 1922, during Fascism, Antonio La Quaglia accepts the assignment to the station master in a remote town called P ...

'' (1955) - Nipote di Ernesto * '' Allow Me, Daddy!'' (1956) - Una cliente del macellaio * '' Noi siamo le colonne'' (1956) - Ida (uncredited) * ''Mamma sconosciuta'' (1956) - Madre superiora (uncredited) * '' Rascel-Fifì'' (1957) - La signora Patrick * ''Colpo gobbo all'italiana'' (1962) * '' Dropout'' (1970) * ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pi ...

'' (1972, TV Mini-Series) - Lumaca * '' High Crime'' (1973) - Scavino's Wife * '' Down and Dirty'' (1976) - Madre Tommasina * ''

'' (1990) - Elvira * ''

Screw Loose ''Screw Loose'', released as ''Svitati'' in Italy, is a 1999 Italian comedy film produced by Atmosphere Film S.r.l and Wolf Pictures, directed by and starring Ezio Greggio, written by Rudy De Luca and Steve Haberman, and also starring Ezio G ...

'' (1999) - Mrs. De Luca * ''Si fa presto a dire amore...'' (2000) - Zia Iole * ''La collezione invisibile'' (2003) - Adua * ''

Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy? ''Do You Mind If I Kiss Mommy?'' (Italian: ''Ti spiace se bacio mamma?'') is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. Cast *Alessandro Benvenuti as Sandro * Natasha Stefanenko as Lena *Arnoldo Foà as Renato * Marina Massironi ...

'' (2003) - Bettina Patti (final film role)

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* 1917 births 2003 deaths Actors from Brescia Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian voice actresses Italian stage actresses Italian radio actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Nastro d'Argento winners David di Donatello winners {{Italy-actor-stub