Maria "Mariuccia" Dominiani (10 May 1913 – 10 December 1993) was an Italian actress.

Biography

Dominiani made her debut on screen in the 1936 film ''

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'', dedicating herself also to

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s and

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in the following decade. In 1944, she was arrested and imprisoned, after being accused of having collaborated with the

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during the

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, but was released from prison because there was no evidence against her. In the

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, Dominiani dealt with organizing stage shows, and also played in minor roles in some films until 1961. Dominiani died in

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on 10 December 1993, at the age of 80.

Partial filmography

* ''

'' (1936) * ''

I've Lost My Husband! ''I've Lost My Husband!'' (Italian: ''Ho perduto mio marito'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Paola Borboni, Nino Besozzi and Enrico Viarisio.Clarke & Doel p.37 It was based a ...

'' (1937) * '' Lasciate ogni speranza'' (1937) * ''

We Were Seven Widows ''We Were Seven Widows'' ( it, Eravamo sette vedove) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Antonio Gandusio - L'avvocato Ruggero Mauri * Nino Taranto - Orlando, il ca ...

'' (1939) * ''

Inspector Vargas ''Inspector Vargas'' (Italian: ''L'ispettore Vargas'', Spanish: ''El inspector Vargas'') is a 1940 Italian-Spanish crime film directed by Gianni Franciolini and Félix Aguilera and starring Giulio Donadio, Olga Solbelli and Mariella Lotti.Hochk ...

'' (1940) * ''

Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto ''Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto'' is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward genius. It was o ...

'' (1941) * ''

A Woman Has Fallen ''A Woman Has Fallen'' (Italian: ''È caduta una donna'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Alfredo Guarini and starring Isa Miranda, Rossano Brazzi, and Claudio Gora. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel, Pa ...

'' (1941) * ''

Without a Woman ''Without a Woman'' (Italian: ''Senza una donna'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Alfredo Guarini and starring Giuseppe Lugo, Silvana Jachino and Umberto Melnati.Chiti & Lancia p.326 The art directors Piero Filipp ...

'' (1943) * ''

Eleven Men and a Ball ''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (Italian: ''11 uomini e un pallone'') is a 1948 Italian sports comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Carlo Campanini and Clelia Matania.Chiti & Poppi p.385 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Ship of Condemned Women ''The Ship of Condemned Women'' (Italian: ''La nave delle donne maledette'') is a 1953 Italian historical adventure-melodrama film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Kerima, May Britt and Ettore Manni. It is loosely based ...

'' (1953) * '' Day by Day, Desperately'' (1961)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominiani, Maria 1913 births 1993 deaths Actors from Genoa Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian radio personalities Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses