Rosalia Maggio (1 May 1921 – 25 July 1995) was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl. She was the youngest of the Maggio siblings.
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| Born | 1 May 1921 Palermo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 25 July 1995 Naples, Italy |
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Biography
editBorn in Palermo, she was the daughter of two comedian actors and sister of actors Enzo, Dante, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio.[1][2][3] She debuted at 5 years old as a child actress.[4] Maggio appeared widely in films, theatrical plays, radio dramas, revues, sceneggiate, and operetta.[1][5][6] She died of cancer in Naples at 75.[4]
Selected filmography
editFilm
edit- 1936: The Two Sergeants – (uncredited)
- 1954: Desiderio 'e sole – Aunt Clara Di Capua
- 1954: Letter from Naples – Concetta
- 1955: Tragic Ballad – cameriera casa Accardi
- 1956: Te stò aspettanno
- 1958: Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics – Anita
- 1958: Carosello di canzoni – Signora Concetta Apicella
- 1959: Fantasmi e ladri
- 1961: Revenge of the Conquered
- 1961: Day by Day, Desperately – Adele
- 1962: Roaring Years – Donna Nunzia Acquamano
- 1962: The Four Days of Naples – Scared Woman (uncredited)
- 1963: The Girl from Parma – Iris
- 1963: La donna degli altri è sempre più bella – Lucia Marcani (segment "La dirittura morale")
- 1963: Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio
- 1964: I due toreri
- 1965: Made in Italy – Another Guest (segment "2 'Il Lavoro', episode 2")
- 1965: Menage all'italiana – Stella's Mother
- 1972: Don't Torture a Duckling – Mrs. Spriano – Michele's Mother
- 1974: I guappi – Amalia Scognamiglio
- 1980: La pagella
- 1981: I figli... so' pezzi 'e core – Donna Concetta
- 1981: Nel segno del leone
- 1985: The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal – Vedova Pescatore
- 1988: Chiari di luna – Suor Resurrezione
Television
edit- 1964: Michele Settespiriti – Elvira
- 1987–1993: Eurocops
References
edit- ^ a b Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario Dello Spettacolo Del '900. Dalai editore, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
- ^ Ribaud, Renato (2003). Un teatro chiamato Diana (in Italian). Arte tip. ISBN 9788887375398.
- ^ Pozzi, Emilio (2007). Parole mbrugliate: parole vere per Eduardo (in Italian). Bulzoni. ISBN 9788878702011.
- ^ a b Maurizio Porro (26 July 1995). "Addio a Rosalia Maggio vulcano del teatro partenopeo". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Mottola, Francesco; d'Arezzo, Paolo Perrone Burali (1995). Il teatro di varietà dalla Belle époque agli anni sessanta ed oltre, in Italia (in Italian). Nuove edizioni culturali.
- ^ Sancisi, Michele (2011). Walter Chiari: un animale da palcoscenico (in Italian). Mediane. ISBN 9788896042250.
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