Alda Mangini
Italian singer and film actress
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Alda Mangini (1914–1954) was an Italian singer and film actress. She appeared in several films alongside the Neapolitan comedian Totò.
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Born13 July 1914
Milan, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy
Died19 July 1954 (aged 40)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1940–1954 (film)
Alda Mangini | |
|---|---|
Mangini in The Pilgrim of Love (1954) | |
| Born | 13 July 1914 Milan, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 19 July 1954 (aged 40) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1940–1954 (film) |
Life and career
Born in Milan, Mangini started her career as a lyrical soprano.[1] Shortly later she shifted to theatre, being particularly active in revues, in which she worked with Walter Chiari and Carlo Dapporto, among others.[1][2] In 1947, she began a successful film career as a character actress, earning personal acclaim for her performance in The Wayward Wife.[1][2] She was married to the singer Alfredo Clerici, from whom she separated shortly thereafter.[1] She died after a long illness on 19 July 1954, at the age of 40.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Ecco la radio! | Herself | |
| 1947 | Vanity | ||
| 1948 | Fear and Sand | Lady on train | |
| 1948 | Toto Tours Italy | Gervasia | |
| 1949 | Toto Looks for a House | Amalia, la moglie de Lomacchio | |
| 1949 | The Emperor of Capri | Emanuela | |
| 1950 | The Cadets of Gascony | Bice | |
| 1950 | The Accusation | Adultera al commissariato | |
| 1950 | No Peace Under the Olive Tree | ||
| 1950 | The Knight Has Arrived! | Moglie del Ministro | |
| 1951 | O.K. Nerone | Sophonisba, the Sorceress | |
| 1952 | Toto and the Women | La signora nel negozio | |
| 1953 | The Wayward Wife | Elvira Coceanu | |
| 1953 | Easy Years | Fedora Larina | |
| 1953 | Ivan, Son of the White Devil | Dunia | |
| 1953 | Lasciateci in pace | ||
| 1953 | Canto per te | Signora Corelli | |
| 1954 | It Takes Two to Sin in Love | Olga | |
| 1954 | The Country of the Campanelli | Tenerina | |
| 1954 | The Pilgrim of Love | Madame Dalia | (final film role) |
