Anna Maria Gherardi (15 October 1939 – 5 October 2014) was an Italian actress and voice actress.[1][2]

Anna Maria Gherardi
Anna Maria Gherardi in the TV series Eneide (1971)
Born(1939-10-15)15 October 1939
Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died5 October 2014(2014-10-05) (aged 74)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Born in Bologna, Gherardi formed at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and debuted on stage in 1960, in Adelchi alongside Vittorio Gassman.[2][3]

She was later active in the avant-garde theatre, and worked with notable directors such as Luca Ronconi and Maurizio Scaparro.[2][3] In films, she was often cast in character roles, and she worked with Bernardo Bertolucci, Franco Battiato and Pasquale Festa Campanile, among others.[2][3] She was also active as a voice actress in documentaries and radio dramas, and in dubbing lines in foreign films.[2][3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1965 The Possessed Servant girl
1968 Galileo
1971 Eneide Amata
1972 The Grand Duel Saxon's Girl
1972 Uno dei tre
1974 L'invenzione di Morel
1976 1900 Eleonora
1977 L'assassino speranza delle donne
1983 Petomaniac Misia Edwards
1995 Favola contaminata Rosa Stelling
1996 Stealing Beauty Chiarella Donati
2001 Light of My Eyes Donna benestante
2002 Fortezza Bastiani Prof. Cantaluppi Uncredited
2003 Perduto amor Augusta
2005 Il silenzio dell'allodola Madre di Bobby
2007 Niente è come sembra Anna (final film role)

References

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  1. ^ Betts, Tom."RIP Anna Maria Gherardi". westernboothill.blogspot.com, 6 October 2014; retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Teatro, è morta a Roma l'attrice Anna Maria Gherardi". La Repubblica. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "E' morta Anna Maria Gherardi, attrice di teatro, cinema e televisione". Corriere della Sera. 6 October 2014. p. 35.
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