Bianca Doria (22 September 1915 – 2 February 1985) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than forty films during her career. She appeared in the 1963 peplum Hercules Against the Mongols.[1] She was married to director Alberto Doria.[2][when?]
Bianca Doria | |
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| Born | 22 September 1915 San Gregorio nelle Alpi, Belluno, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 2 February 1985 (aged 69) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939–1986 (film) |
| Spouse | Alberto Doria |
Life and career
editBorn in San Gregorio nelle Alpi, Doria studied music, painting and sculpture since young age.[2] She made her critical acclaimed film debut in Piccolo hotel, which premiered at the 1939 Venice International Film Festival and got reviews in which she was paired to Katharine Hepburn.[2] Following the overthrow of Benito Mussolini's government in 1943 she and her husband went to work in the film industry of the pro-German Italian Social Republic in Venice, for which she was criticized after the Second World War ended.[2] In the following years she was mainly cast in character roles, and occasionally worked on stage and on television.[2]
Selected filmography
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- Short Circuit (1943)
- The Monastery of Santa Chiara (1949)
- Stormbound (1950)
- Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
- Vacation with a Gangster (1951)
- The Last Sentence (1951)
- Deceit (1952)
- Drama on the Tiber (1952)
- For You I Have Sinned (1953)
- The World Condemns Them (1953)
- Guai ai vinti (1954)
- The Awakening (1956)
- The Dragon's Blood (1957)
- The Trojan Horse (1961)
- Hercules Against the Mongols (1963)
- Brief Season (1969)
- The Hassled Hooker (1972)
- Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (1973)
References
edit- ^ Hughes, Howard. Cinema Italiano: The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult. I.B. Tauris, 2011. p. 35.
- ^ a b c d e Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto. "Doria, Bianca". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. p. 119. ISBN 888440214X.
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External links
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- Bianca Doria at IMDb
- Biography of Bianca Doria (in French)