Ada Colangeli (5 March 1913 – 29 February 1992) was an Italian character actress.
Ada Colangeli | |
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| Born | 5 March 1913 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 29 February 1992 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Life and career edit
Born in Rome, Colangeli began acting in the early 1940s, and she was mainly cast in roles of women from a low social class.[1] Active for about twenty years, she often collaborated with the director Alessandro Blasetti, of whom she was a real life friend.[1] Her credits also include works by Federico Fellini, Luigi Zampa, Luigi Comencini, Carlo Lizzani and Mario Camerini.[1]
Selected filmography edit
- An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (1939) – Una popolana
- One Hundred Thousand Dollars (1940) – Francesca, la moglie di Paul
- The Iron Crown (1941) - (uncredited)
- Four Steps in the Clouds (1942) – Anna – La serva (uncredited)
- Dagli Appennini alle Ande (1943)
- Apparizione (1943) – Geltrude
- Nessuno torna indietro (1945) – Una sorvegliante
- Un giorno nella vita (1946) – Suor Gaetana
- Alarm Bells (1949) – Francesca
- The Bride Can't Wait (1949) – Sister Celeste
- Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! (1949) – Domestica del conte
- Welcome, Reverend! (1950)
- His Last Twelve Hours (1950) – La direttrice del collegio (uncredited)
- È arrivato il cavaliere! (1950) – (uncredited)
- Strano appuntamento (1950)
- Rome-Paris-Rome (1951) – Assunta
- Una bruna indiavolata! (1951) – Caterina
- The City Stands Trial (1952) – The Maid at Tortorella's (uncredited)
- The Shameless Sex (1952) – Portinaia
- Lieutenant Giorgio (1952) – Evelina (uncredited)
- Il romanzo della mia vita (1952) – (uncredited)
- Una croce senza nome (1952)
- Er fattaccio (1952)
- Carne inquieta (1952)
- Prisoner in the Tower of Fire (1952) – L'ancella
- La voce del silenzio (1953) – (uncredited)
- One of Those (1953) – (uncredited)
- Anni facili (1953)
- Via Padova 46 (1953) – The Woman Who Gets Out of the Lift (uncredited)
- Pane, amore e fantasia (1953) – Una comare intrigante (uncredited)
- Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954) – Fidalma
- A Slice of Life (1954) – (segment "Casa d'altri")
- Papà Pacifico (1954)
- Disonorata - Senza colpa (1954) – Madre di Amedeo
- Woman of Rome (1954) – Padrona della pensione
- La Luciana (1954)
- Too Bad She's Bad (1954) – Una signora al commissariato (uncredited)
- The Art of Getting Along (1954) – Cameriera dei gesuiti (uncredited)
- Le signorine dello 04 (1955) – The Caretaker (uncredited)
- Il bidone (1955) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Belle of Rome (1955) – Vicina di casa di Gracco (uncredited)
- Bravissimo (1955) – Woman with a tall Candle (uncredited)
- Girls of Today (1955) – Filomena
- Revelation (1955) – Rosa (uncredited)
- Lucky to Be a Woman (1956) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Bigamist (1956) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- The Intruder (1956) – Caterina (uncredited)
- Difendo il mio amore (1956) – Minor Role (uncredited)
- I calunniatori (1956)
- Marisa (1957) – (uncredited)
- Ladro lui, ladra lei (1958) – Poplana alla finestra (uncredited)
- Nel blu dipinto di blu (1959) – Sor Napoleone's Wife (uncredited) (final film role)
References edit
- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 81–82. ISBN 888440214X.