Rosina Anselmi (26 July 1880 – 23 May 1965) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She was a prominent actress in the Sicilian language theater, especially in the province of Catania.[1]
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| Born | 26 July 1880 Caltagirone, Catania, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 23 May 1965 (aged 84) Catania, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
editBorn in Caltagirone, Catania into a family of stage actors, Anselmi began acting with her father Alessandro, then with Nino Martoglio in some comedies written by him.[1] She then joined the stage company of Mimi Aguglia, another important actress of the Sicilian repertoire, with whom she toured in North America.[1] Anselmi went back to Sicily in 1910, and in 1914 she became the first actress, in spite of her status of a great character actress, alongside Angelo Musco with whom she acted for about thirty years, until Musco's death.[1] Anselmi later continued her stage career next to Michele Abbruzzo, proposing the identical repertoire of Musco, until her death.[1] She was a co-founder of the Teatro Stabile di Catania.[2][3]
Selected filmography
edit- The Matchmaker (1934)
- Aldebaran (1935)
- Territorial Militia (1935)
- King of Diamonds (1936)
- Lohengrin (1936)
- Abandon All Hope (1937)
- The Ferocious Saladin (1937)
- A Lady Did It (1938)
- The Marquis of Ruvolito (1939)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ Caterina Napoleone (2007). Enciclopedia della Sicilia. Ricci, 2007. ISBN 978-8897154013.
- ^ Chiara Merli (2007). Il teatro ad iniziativa pubblica in Italia. LED Edizioni Universitarie, 2007. ISBN 978-8879163507.