Adrienne Corri

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Adrienne Corri , actually Adrienne Riccoboni , (born November 13, 1930 in Glasgow , Scotland , † March 13, 2016 in London , England ) was a British actress .

Live and act

Adrienne Corri, the daughter of an Italian and a Scottish woman, began her training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1946. From 1948 she took on stage roles, and in 1947 she made her film debut under her maiden name Adrienne Riccoboni in the television film The Infernal Machine . For the next three decades, film and television occupied the vast majority of her acting activities. She regularly embodied spirited, sensual and cultured women in her roles.

Corri was married to actor Daniel Massey from 1961 to 1967 . She left behind a son and daughter, who came from a relationship with the film producer Patrick Filmer-Sankey (1925-1995) in the 1950s, and a sister.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
  • Ephraim Katz , Ronald Dean Nolen: The Film Encyclopedia. The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry. 7th edition. New York: Collins Reference, 2012. ISBN 9780062026156 .

Web links

Commons : Adrienne Corri  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b c d Alasdair Steven: Obituary: Adrienne Corri, actress. In: scotsman.com. The Scotsman , March 29, 2016, accessed April 2, 2016 .
  2. ^ Date and place of birth November 13, 1930 in Glasgow according to Kay Less and Ephraim Katz ; various newspapers also mention 1931 as the date of birth.
  3. ^ A b Ronald Bergan: Adrienne Corri obituary. In: theguardian.com. The Guardian , March 28, 2016, accessed April 2, 2016 .
  4. ^ Daniel E. Slotnik: Adrienne Corri, Actress Known for 'A Clockwork Orange,' Dies at 84. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times , March 30, 2016, accessed April 2, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Corri, Adrienne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Riccoboni, Adrienne (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 2016
Place of death London , England , UK