Giovanna Galletti (27 June 1916 – 21 April 1992) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1938 to 1986.

Life and career

Galletti began her career on stage at a young age, in the early 1930s, and later attended the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The (; CSC), also referred to as the (), is an Italian national film school headquartered in Rome, with satellite educational hubs in five other Italian regions. It was established in 1935 and aims to promote the art and technique of cinemat ...

in Rome. In the late 1930s, she started appearing in films, mostly in supporting roles, and in 1945, she appeared in

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's ''

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'' portraying the treacherous Ingrid, which is her best known role. After the war, she focused her activities on theatre, notably working intensively at the Piccolo Teatro of Milan under the direction of

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and in the stage companies led by

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, Annibale Ninchi, Laura Adani, and Renzo Ricci. Her later film roles mainly consisted of villains and wicked women. She was also active on radio and television.

Filmography

References

English translation of references

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Giovanna Galletti at csfd.cz (Google translation)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galletti, Giovanna 1916 births 1992 deaths Italian film actresses Italian expatriates in Thailand