Virginia Balistrieri
Italian stage and film actress
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Virginia Balistrieri also credited as Virginia Balestrieri (15 January 1888 – 7 December 1960) was an Italian stage and film actress.[1] She was married to the actor Giovanni Grasso. In 1914 she starred in the silent film Lost in the Dark, seen as a forerunner of Italian neorealism. In the post-Second World War years she worked as a character actress in productions such as the 1950 religious film Margaret of Cortona.
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Born15 January 1888
Trapani, Kingdom of Italy
Died7 December 1960 (aged 72)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1914–1959 (film)
Virginia Balistrieri | |
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Balistrieri in the movie Auguri e figli maschi! (1951) | |
| Born | 15 January 1888 Trapani, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 7 December 1960 (aged 72) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1914–1959 (film) |
Selected filmography
- Lost in the Dark (1914)
- No Man's Land (1939)
- Hawk of the Nile (1950)
- The Outlaws (1950)
- Welcome, Reverend! (1950)
- The Cliff of Sin (1950)
- Margaret of Cortona (1950)
- Fatal Desire (1953)
- Mermaid of Naples (1956)
