Dina Perbellini
Dina Perbellini | |
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Born | (1901-01-14)14 January 1901 Vicenza, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 2 April 1984(1984-04-02) (aged 83) Rome, Italy |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1934–1969 (film) |
Dina Perbellini (14 January, 1901 – 2 April, 1984) was an Italian actress. She appeared in over sixty films and television series between 1934 and 1969 and was also a leading voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy.[1]
Career
Born in Vicenza, Perbellini made her acting debut at 20, as a member of the Gualtiero Tumiati's stage company.[2] She later worked in numerous companies including those led by Aldo Silvani, Emma Gramatica and Antonio Gandusio, before starting her own company together with colleagues Augusto Mastrantoni [it] and Miranda Campa in 1930.[2] She made her film debut in the 1934 school comedy Seconda B, credited as Dirce Bellini.[1][2] After appearing in numerous other films, she eventually decided to use her real name starting from the late 1930s.[2] Starting from 1950s she was also active as an acting teacher, and between 1962 and 1968 she taught at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[2] She was also very active as a radio actress and as a dubber.[2]
Partial filmography
- Seconda B (1934) - Professorina Vanni
- Three Cornered Hat (1935) - Donna Dolores, moglie del governatore
- Le scarpe al sole (1935) - La moglie di Bepo
- Ginevra degli Almieri (1936)
- Amore (1936) - Luisa
- The Castiglioni Brothers (1937) - Berta
- It Was I! (1937) - Signora in villeggiatura
- The Last Days of Pompeo (1937)
- Il conte di Brechard (1938)
- La sposa dei re (1938) - La signora Clary
- Crispino e la comare (1938) - La comare
- The Marquis of Ruvolito (1939) - La contessa Scoperlati
- Il barone di Corbò (1939) - Didone
- Mad Animals (1939) - La direttrice dell'ospedale degli animali
- Il ladro sono io (1940) - Giulia
- Alessandro sei grande! (1940) - Olga Dell'Incanto
- The Sinner (1940) - Ortensia (uncredited)
- Captain Fracasse (1940) - La marchesa Di Bruyeres
- Pensaci Giacomino (1940) - (uncredited)
- The Happy Ghost (1941) - Zia Giovanna
- La compagnia della teppa (1941) - La signora Mellario
- The Iron Crown (1941) - La nutrice (uncredited)
- Pia de' Tolomei (1941) - Tonia, la guardiana
- Yes, Madam (1942) - Signora Bracco-Rinaldi
- Short Circuit (1943) - La contessa
- Gioco d'azzardo (1943)
- The Children Are Watching Us (1944) - Zia Berelli
- Chi l'ha visto? (1945)
- What a Distinguished Family (1945) - Olga
- My Beautiful Daughter (1950) - Mrs. Favarelli
- Hearts at Sea (1950) - Madre di Leone
- Appointment for Murder (1951) - Signora Rosini
- Anna (1951) - Una malata
- Porca miseria (1951) - The Pension Owner (uncredited)
- Vacation with a Gangster (1952)
- The Overcoat (1952)
- In Olden Days (1952) - Madre della sposa (segment "Pot-pourri di canzoni")
- I figli non si vendono (1952)
- Who is Without Sin (1952) - La madre superiora (uncredited)
- Perdonami! (1953) - (uncredited)
- I Chose Love (1953)
- Vortice (1953) - Suora infermiera
- Naples Sings (1953) - The Mother Superior
- Angels of Darkness (1954) - Woman with a Carnation in her Hands (uncredited)
- Schiava del peccato (1954) - La signora Cesira
- Camilla (1954)
- I cinque dell'Adamello (1954) - Madre di Piero
- Friends for Life (1955) - (uncredited)
- Giuramento d'amore (1955) - Clara's Aunt
- Io piaccio (1955)
- Altair (1956)
- Incatenata dal destino (1956)
- Tempo di villeggiatura (1956) - Silvana's Mother
- Il prezzo della gloria (1956) - zia Dora
- Saranno uomini (1957)
- Husbands in the City (1957) - La cognata (uncredited)
- Un amore senza fine (1958)
- La cambiale (1959) - The Marquise at the pet shop
- Il principe fusto (1960) - Madre di Susan
- Le bal des espions (1960)
- Madri pericolose (1960) - Countess Federica Ornano1960
- Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (1961) - Luisa Giovanna
- Se necesita chico (1963) - Doña Petra
- Il cavaliere inesistente (1969) - (final film role)
References
- ^ a b Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.154.
- ^ a b c d e f Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Perbellini, Dina". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 284–5. ISBN 888440214X.
External links
- Dina Perbellini at IMDb