Elsa Vazzoler (10 May 1920 – 8 August 1989) was an Italian stage, film, television and voice actress.

Elsa Vazzoler
Vazzoler in Corpse for the Lady (1964)
Born10 May 1920 (1920-05-10)
Treviso, Italy
Died8 August 1989 (1989-08-09) (aged 69)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Life and career

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Born in Treviso, Vazzoler started studying acting and ballet after finishing high school.[1][2] She debuted with dialect amateur dramatics, and in 1945 entered the stage company led by Memo Benassi.[2] Vazzoler got her first leading role in 1949 under the stage direction of Anton Giulio Bragaglia, and later was first actress in the Cesco Baseggio company for several years.[2] She was specialized in the Carlo Goldoni repertoire.[1][2]

Vazzoler was also active in cinema, in which she was mainly chosen to play character roles in comedies, in radio and on television, which gave her the greatest popularity with the general public thanks to the participation to some successful TV-series.[1][2]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Vazzoler, Elsa". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ a b c d e "E' morta Elsa Vazzoler un'eroina di Goldoni". La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 August 1989. p. 362. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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