Cele Abba
Celestina Abba (born May 25, 1906 in Milan , † January 1, 1992 ibid) was an Italian theater and film actress .
Life
Abba was the second daughter of the Milanese merchant Pompeo Abba and his wife Giuseppina Trabucchi, a well-off family in the local bourgeoisie. At the side of her sister Marta , she made her debut in 1927 in the "Compagnia Pirandelliana", which was directed by Luigi Pirandello . In 1929 she became the second lady at "Za-Bum", then she played with Renzo Ricci , Irma Gramatica and Luigi Carini . In 1933 she played in Florence under Max Reinhardt , then as first lady with Aristide Baghetti . From 1936 she was seen in comedies with Antonio Gandusio , then with Annibale Ninchi and Guglielmina Dondi . After an engagement with the Compagnia Grandi Spettacoli Forzano and 1940/1941 with the revue Ultima edizione , she let her career, which also included work in radio and four supporting roles in films, come to an end.
Both sisters were connected and lived with their mother in Villa Trovarsi in Fauglia for a long time until Marta Abba married in 1938. After that, Cele settled in San Remo , where she lived until the 1960s, before moving back to her native Milan.
Filmography
- 1933: Il caso Haller
- 1935: Passaporto rosso
- 1942: Le vie del cuore
- 1945: La carne e l'anima
Web links
- Cele Abba in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Le attrici. Gremese 2003, p. 7
- ↑ http://www.lesgensducinema.com/biographie/Cele%20ABBA.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abba, Cele |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abba, Celestina (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian theater and film actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1992 |
| Place of death | Milan |