Andreina Pagnani

Andreina Pagnani
Born Andreina Gentili
(1906-11-24)24 November 1906
Rome, Italy
Died 22 April 1981(1981-04-22) (aged 74)
Rome, Italy
Occupation Actress

Andreina Pagnani (née Gentili) was an Italian actress and voice actress.

Born in Rome as Andreina Gentili, the daughter of a dresser, at young age Pagnani studied harp and piano, then she devoted herself to theater entering the stage companies Artistica Operaia e Giovanni Emanuel.[1] In 1927 she married the aviator Federico Franco Pagnani, who died in 1933 for a plane crash.[1] In a short time Pagnani became a primadonna of Italian theater, working among others with Totò, Gino Cervi, Gabriele Ferzetti, Lauretta Masiero.[1]

She made her film debut in 1924, in the silent film L’osteria di Mozzadita.[1] Her film activity was long but very irregular, and almost enterely consisting of supporting roles.[1] She obtained a large popularity as the Maigret's wife in the TV series Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, broadcast on RAI from 1964 to 1972.[1] She was also very active as a voice actress and a dubber.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Enrico Lancia Volume 2 di Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.

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