Eva Magni (July 28, 1909 – February 11, 2005) was an Italian stage and film actress. She was active between 1926 and the late 1970s. Magni Ricci

Biography

Magni was born in

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into a family of artists, and made her professional debut in 1926, in the stage company Teatro d'Arte di Roma directed by

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. She debuted as lead actress two years later, in the company directed by

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. After working in the stage companies led by

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, Maria Melato and Laura Carli, in 1940 she was appointed first actress in the

Renzo Ricci Renzo Ricci (27 September 1899 – 20 October 1978) was an Italian stage and film actor. He was also a noted theatre director. Ricci played the title role in Roberto Rossellini's 1961 film ''Garibaldi''.Bondanella, Peter. ''The Films of Roberto R ...

's company, with whom she eventually started a sentimental relationship. She married Ricci in December 1960 after the death of his first wife,

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. Magni's first film appearance was as Lida Bonelli in ''

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'' (1933), directed by

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and starring

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. She was in six more films during the 1930s. Her eighth and last film was in 1963 as the widow Nanni in '' Il maestro di Vigevano '' (The Teacher from Vigevano), directed by

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, and starring

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and

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. Magni was also active on radio. Magni retired from acting after Ricci’s death in 1978. In the 1990s she was often a guest in the

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late night talk show '' Maurizio Costanzo Show''. She died in her home in Milan in 2005.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1933) - Lida Bonelli * ''

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'' (1933) * ''Il presidente della Ba.Ce.Cre.Mi.'' (1933) * '' La canzone del sole'' (''The Song of the Sun'', 1934) - Signora Bardelli * ''Il serpente a sonagli'' (1935) – Diomira * '' Golden Arrow'' (1935) - Maria * ''

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'' (1936) (uncredited) * '' Il maestro di Vigevano '' (''The Teacher from Vigevano'', 1963) - Nanini’s widow

Theatre (partial list)

* ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magni, Eva 1909 births 2005 deaths Actresses from Milan 20th-century Italian actresses

Biography

Filmography

Theatre (partial list)

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