Anna Maria Gherardi (15 October 1939 – 5 October 2014) was an Italian actress and voice actress.[1][2]
Anna Maria Gherardi | |
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 Anna Maria Gherardi in the TV series Eneide (1971) | |
| Born | 15 October 1939 Bologna, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 5 October 2014 (aged 74) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Born in Bologna, Gherardi formed at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and debuted on stage in 1960, in Adelchi alongside Vittorio Gassman.[2][3]
She was later active in the avant-garde theatre, and worked with notable directors such as Luca Ronconi and Maurizio Scaparro.[2][3] In films, she was often cast in character roles, and she worked with Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Battiato and Pasquale Festa Campanile, among others.[2][3] She was also active as a voice actress in documentaries and radio dramas, and in dubbing lines in foreign films.[2][3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Possessed | Servant girl | |
| 1968 | Galileo | ||
| 1971 | Eneide | Amata | |
| 1972 | The Grand Duel | Saxon's Girl | |
| 1972 | Uno dei tre | ||
| 1974 | L'invenzione di Morel | ||
| 1976 | 1900 | Eleonora | |
| 1977 | L'assassino speranza delle donne | ||
| 1983 | Petomaniac | Misia Edwards | |
| 1995 | Favola contaminata | Rosa Stelling | |
| 1996 | Stealing Beauty | Chiarella Donati | |
| 2001 | Light of My Eyes | Donna benestante | |
| 2002 | Fortezza Bastiani | Prof. Cantaluppi | Uncredited |
| 2003 | Perduto amor | Augusta | |
| 2005 | Il silenzio dell'allodola | Madre di Bobby | |
| 2007 | Niente è come sembra | Anna | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ Betts, Tom."RIP Anna Maria Gherardi". westernboothill.blogspot.com, 6 October 2014; retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Teatro, è morta a Roma l'attrice Anna Maria Gherardi". La Repubblica. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d "E' morta Anna Maria Gherardi, attrice di teatro, cinema e televisione". Corriere della Sera. 6 October 2014. p. 35.