Lina Volonghi

Lina Volonghi
Born
Giuseppina Angela Volonghi

(1914-09-04)4 September 1914
Genoa, Italy
Died24 February 1991(1991-02-24) (aged 76)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActress

Lina Volonghi (4 September 1914 – 24 February 1991) was an Italian stage, television and film actress.

Life and career

Born in Genoa as Giuseppina Angela Volonghi, a promising junior swimming champion in her youth, Volonghi started her acting career in 1933, when she debuted in the comedy play I manezzi pe' majâ na figgia, in the Gilberto Govi's stage company.[1] After six years she left the Govi's company and moved to Rome, where she joined the Anton Giulio Bragaglia's company Theatre of the Arts.[1][2] In these years she gained critical appreciation for her versatility in comic and dramatic roles. She later worked on stage with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Luigi Squarzina among others.[1][2] Also active in films, in TV and radio dramas and series, she retired in 1986 following a sudden heart attack.[1][2] Volonghi was married to actor Carlo Cataneo.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1943 La signora in nero Marta, la governante
1946 Paese senza pace Madonna Libera
1949 Hand of Death Carmela Caputo
1951 Ha fatto 13
1955 The Belle of Rome Tina
1955 Io piaccio Lucia
1961 A Difficult Life Amelia Pavinato
1964 Le tardone Isabella (episode "L'armadio")
1965 Rita the American Girl Greta Wagner
1974 The Balloon Vendor Sister Maria
1975 The Sunday Woman Ines Tabusso
1977 Cara sposa Rosa Balestra
1981 Nessuno è perfetto Mother-in-law of Guerrino
1984 La Septième Cible La mamma

References

  1. ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici (in Italian). Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 36–37. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ a b c R. D. G. (26 February 1991). "Il ricordo indelebile di madre coraggio". La Repubblica. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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