Alda Mangini

Alda Mangini
Mangini in The Pilgrim of Love (1954)
Born(1914-07-13)13 July 1914
Died19 July 1954(1954-07-19) (aged 40)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1940–1954 (film)

Alda Mangini (1914–1954) was an Italian singer and film actress. She appeared in several films alongside the Neapolitan comedian Totò.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Mangini started her career as a lyrical soprano.[1] Shortly later she shifted to theatre, being particularly active in revues, in which she worked with Walter Chiari and Carlo Dapporto, among others.[1][2] In 1947, she began a successful film career as a character actress, earning personal acclaim for her performance in The Wayward Wife.[1][2] She was married to the singer Alfredo Clerici, from whom she separated shortly thereafter.[1] She died after a long illness on 19 July 1954, at the age of 40.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1940 Ecco la radio! Herself
1947 Vanity
1948 Fear and Sand Lady on train
1948 Toto Tours Italy Gervasia
1949 Toto Looks for a House Amalia, la moglie de Lomacchio
1949 The Emperor of Capri Emanuela
1950 The Cadets of Gascony Bice
1950 The Accusation Adultera al commissariato
1950 No Peace Under the Olive Tree
1950 The Knight Has Arrived! Moglie del Ministro
1951 O.K. Nerone Sophonisba, the Sorceress
1952 Toto and the Women La signora nel negozio
1953 The Wayward Wife Elvira Coceanu
1953 Easy Years Fedora Larina
1953 Ivan, Son of the White Devil Dunia
1953 Lasciateci in pace
1953 Canto per te Signora Corelli
1954 It Takes Two to Sin in Love Olga
1954 The Country of the Campanelli Tenerina
1954 The Pilgrim of Love Madame Dalia (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Poppi, Roberto (2003). "Mangini, Alda". Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le Attrici. Gremese Editore. p. 213. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ a b c "E' morta a 40 anni Alda Mangini la "contessa" della "Provinciale"". Corriere della Sera. 20 July 1954. p. 7.