Elena Zareschi

Elena Zareschi
Born	Elina Lazzareschi (1916-07-23)23 July 1916 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	31 July 1999(1999-07-31) (aged 83) Lucca, Italy
Occupation	Actress

Elena Zareschi (23 July 1916 – 31 July 1999) was an Italian stage, television and film actress.

Life and career

Born Elina Lazzareschi in Buenos Aires to Italian parents from Lucca, Zareschi moved to Rome in the mid-1930s and enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1937.[1][2] In the same year, she made her film debut in the drama L’ultima nemica.[1][2] While she had few opportunities in films, Zareschi was very active on stage, where she debuted in 1939, as well as in television films and series.[1][2]

Partial filmography

• Everybody's Woman (1934)
• The Last Enemy (1938)
• Ultima giovinezza (1939) – Yvonne
• Sei bambine ed il Perseo (1940) – Vivalda
• L'ultima nemica (1940) – Isa Fleur
• Merchant of Slaves (1942) – Francesca
• M.A.S. (1942) – L'attrice, amica di Brera
• Don Giovanni (1942) – Elvira
• Jealousy (1942) – Zosima Munoz
• Rita of Cascia (1943) – Rita da Cascia
• Peccatori (1945)
• I contrabbandieri del mare (1948) – Stella
• The Earth Cries Out (1949) – Ada
• Shadows on the Grand Canal (1951)
• Ulysses (1954) – Cassandra
• Il conte Aquila (1955) – Imperatrice Austriaca
• The Mysteries of Paris (1957) – Matilde
• Herod the Great (1959) – Alexandra
• Le sorprese dell'amore (1959) – Carlotta
• The Cossacks (1960) – Patima
• The Warrior Empress (1960) – Sibilla
• Silver Spoon Set (1960) – Actress (uncredited)
• Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960) – Queen Pasifae
• Invasion 1700 (1962) – Princess Kinzevich
• Un colpo al cuore (1970)
• La lunga ombra del lupo (1971) – Countess Balestrieri

References

1. Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano – Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 88-8440-214-X.
2. Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi. Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. ISBN 88-8089-295-9.

Further reading

• Remo Schiavo; Nevio Zanni. Elena Zareschi: la grande tragica del teatro italiano. Accademia Olimpica, 2002.

External links

• Elena Zareschi at IMDb