Anna Magnani

Acting

Anna Magnani

Born March 7, 1908 · Rome, Italy

Died September 26, 1973 · aged 65

Anna Magnani (pronounced: mahn-YANEE; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian stage and film actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, along with four other international awards, for her portrayal of a Sicilian widow in The Rose Tattoo. Born in Rome to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother, she worked her way through Rome's Academy of Dramatic Art by singing at night clubs.…

Known For

Rome, Open CityRome, Open City · 1945
Rome, Open City
8.01945
MovieDramaWar
During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.
RomaRoma · 1972
Roma
7.31972
MovieComedyDrama
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
Mamma RomaMamma Roma · 1962
Mamma Roma
7.91962
MovieDrama
After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a respectable middle-class life and reestablish contact with the 16-year-old son she abandoned when he was an infant. But her former pimp threatens to expose her sordid past, and her troubled son seems destined to fall into a life of crime and violence.
The Secret of Santa VittoriaThe Secret of Santa Vittoria · 1970
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
6.91970
MovieComedyDrama
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Princess TarakanovaPrincess Tarakanova · 1938
Princess Tarakanova
10.01938
MovieDramaHistory
Italian version of 'Princess Tarakanova'. A film about the story of princess Élisabeth Tarakanova.
The Fugitive KindThe Fugitive Kind · 1960
The Fugitive Kind
6.91960
MovieRomanceDrama
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
The Rose TattooThe Rose Tattoo · 1955
The Rose Tattoo
6.91955
MovieDramaRomance
A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage · 1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.01994
MovieDocumentary
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Night of the Iguana, The (1964), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV). Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow (I)', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria St. Just. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.

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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American StageTennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage · 1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
9.01994
MovieDocumentary
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Night of the Iguana, The (1964), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV). Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow (I)', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria St. Just. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.

Serafina Delle Rose / Lady Torrance (archive footage)