Andreina Pagnani (born Andreina Gentili; 24 November 1906 – 22 November 1981) was an Italian actress and voice actress.

Biography

Born in

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, Italy, and the daughter of a dresser, at a young age Pagnani studied the harp and the piano, then she devoted herself to theatre and then entering the stage companies Artistica Operaia e Giovanni Emanuel. In a short time Pagnani became a ''

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'' of Italian theater, working among others with

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's wife in the TV series '' Le inchieste del commissario Maigret'', broadcast on

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from 1964 to 1972. Pagnani was also very active as a voice actress and a dubber. She dubbed actresses such as

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and many more. She was among the earliest of Italy's prominent dub actresses along with

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and

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Personal life

In 1927, Pagnani was married to the aviator Federico Franco Pagnani until he died in a plane crash in 1933. She also dated actor

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for nine years, who was nearly 14 years her junior.

Filmography

Cinema

* ''Mese mariano'' (1929) * ''Patatrac'' (1931) * ''Acqua cheta'' (1933) – Anita * ''Il presidente della Ba.Ce.Cre.Mi.'' (1933) – Signorina Rossi * '' The Little Schoolmistress'' (1934) – Maria Bini, la maestrina * ''Quella vecchia canaglia'' (1934) – Susanna * ''Il serpente a sonagli'' (1935) – Sonia * ''Orizzonte dipinto'' (1941) * '' Apparition'' (1943) – Zia Ortensia * ''Caccia all'uomo'' (1948) – Suor Simplicia * ''

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'' (1952) – Duchessa Anna di Nemi (Voice, Uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) – Elisabetta Tabor , , (Voice, Uncredited) * '' Il padrone sono me'' (1955) – La signora Maria * ''Io, Caterina'' (1957) * ''Domenica è sempre domenica'' (1958) – Countess Clotilde Landolfi Ferretti * ''

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'' (1960) – Arabella * ''

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'' (1960) – Giovanna * ''

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'' (1961) – Maîtresse (Voice, Uncredited) * ''

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'' (1961) – Guest of Matteoni * '' The Commandant'' (1963) – Francesca Cavalli * ''I 2 vigili'' (1967) – Herself (Uncredited)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagnani, Andreina 1906 births 1981 deaths Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Italian voice actresses 20th-century Italian actresses