Olga Vittoria Gentilli

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Olga Vittoria Gentilli (born July 19, 1888 in Naples , † May 29, 1957 in Rapallo ) was an Italian stage and film actress .

Life

Gentilli came from a Piedmontese family and began her theater career with Giovanni Novelli Vidali in 1908, in whose company she initially took on minor acting roles. In the following years she was active in a wide variety of ensembles, from Andò- Paoli- Gandusio to Zoncada - Severi (in the 1912/13 season) to second lady at Ruggero Ruggeri . Then she rose to the leading role (with Ada Dondini , with Giuseppe Sterni and in 1917 with Luigi Carini -Ada Dondetti- Aristide Baghetti ). This troop became the first to be jointly responsible for it when, at the end of 1920, together with Carini, it gave its name. A year later, the popular actress was hired by Luigi Chiarini for his "Compagnia Comoedia" and played with the short-lived ensemble Gentilli-Frigerio-Bianchi. From 1926 onwards with (again) Luigi Zoncada, Wanda Capodaglio and Enzo Gainotti, she also toured Egypt and Turkey. Mostly the Gentilli played in Italian classics, later also in Neapolitan comedies.

The 1930s brought the first mother roles when she was seen with Ernesto Sabatini , later with Lamberto Picasso and in 1932 with the "Spettacoli Gialli". During the Second World War she supported Sergio Tofano and Diana Torrieri , later Evi Maltagliati and Memo Benassi and finally (already in the 1950s) Sergio Tofano again.

From 1933 on, Gentilli had appeared in a considerable number of powerful, mostly matronly supporting roles in around 40 films, on television and in radio pieces. Only television films made at the very end of their careers stand out after plays such as Uncle Vanya (under Silverio Blasi ) or Knock under the direction of Lyda C. Ripandelli .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1933: La maestrina
  • 1950: The pact with the devil (La Beauté du diable)
  • 1951: Other times (Altri tempi)
  • 1952: The sword of the musketeers (Il figlio di Lagardère)
  • 1953: Verdi, a life in melodies (Giuseppe Verdi)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Olga Vittoria Gentilli, in: Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Le attrici. Gremese 2003, p. 158

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personal data
SURNAME Gentilli, Olga Vittoria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian stage and film actress
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1957
Place of death Rapallo