Pina Cei (born Giuseppina Casini; 13 June 1904 – 1 February 2000) was an Italian stage, film and television actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1933 to 1995.

Pina Cei
Cei in 1969
Born13 June 1904
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died1 February 2000(2000-02-01) (aged 95)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1934–1995

Life and career

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The daughter of the stage actress Luisa Cei, she made her theatrical debut in 1922, in the company of Raffaele Niccoli.[1] She later worked in several high-profile stage companies, including Emma Gramatica's and Ruggero Ruggeri's, until 1942, when she founded her own stage company.[1] She made her film debut in 1933, in Villafranca, in which she is credited as Pia Torriani (from her husband's surname).[1] Her younger sister Dory was also an actress.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1934 Villafranca principessa Clotilde di Savoia
1935 Maestro Landi Sua moglie
1958 Camping Mother of Nino and Valeria
1958 La Gioconda
1968 Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare
1973 Love and Anarchy Madame Aïda
1974 Nipoti miei diletti Elisabetta's housekeeper
1976 The Mistress Is Served Countess Fanny
1977 Cara sposa Elvira
1982 La Traviata Annina
1983 A Joke of Destiny Donna Sofia
1985 Scandalous Gilda Hilda
1986 Open Sesame TV series
1987 Dark Eyes Elisa's Mother
1990 Tre colonne in cronaca Margherita
1991 The Party's Over Nonna Zaira
1994 Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima
1994 OcchioPinocchio Colomba

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
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