Anna Demetrio (1890[1]–1959) was an Italian-born American film actress.[2] Speaking English with a heavy accent, she often played stock foreign characters in a series of supporting roles. In 1950 she starred in the sitcom Mama Rosa in which she played the title character.

Anna Demetrio
Born8 November 1890
Died8 November 1959 (aged 69)
OccupationActress
Years active1933-1952 (film & TV)

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ancestry.com".
  2. ^ McLaughlin p.170

Bibliography edit

  • McLaughlin, Robert. We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II. University Press of Kentucky, 2006.

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