Anna Proclemer Explained

Anna Proclemer
Birth Date:30 May 1923
Birth Place:Trento, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Occupation:Actress
Othername:Anna Vivaldi
Partner:Giorgio Albertazzi
Children:1
Years Active:1942–2012

Anna Proclemer (pronounced as /it/; 30 May 1923 – 25 April 2013), sometimes credited Anna Vivaldi, was an Italian stage, film and television actress and voice actress.

Born in Trento, Italy, Proclemer was the daughter of an engineer and a housewife.[1] She debuted on stage in 1942, at the Rome University Theatre with the play Our Goddess directed by Massimo Bontempelli.[2] In 1946 she married the writer Vitaliano Brancati, with whom she had a daughter, Antonia, born 6 May 1947, and from whom she separated shortly before his death in 1954.[3]

From 1952 to 1955 Proclemer was a member of the stage company "Compagnia Teatro d’Arte Italiano", directed by Vittorio Gassman and Luigi Squarzina, then she was directed by Giorgio Strehler at the Piccolo Teatro of Milan and, starting from 1956, she worked extensively with Giorgio Albertazzi, with whom she also had a sentimental relationship.[1]

Her last role was in Ferzan Özpetek's Magnifica presenza; for her performance she was awarded with a special Globo d'oro in 2012.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1942Wedding Day Mariella Bonotti
1943Il birichino di papà Livia, la figlia maggiore
1946Malìa Jana
1954Journey to Italy La prostituta
1970A Quiet Place to Kill Constance Sauvage
1975Il fidanzamento Mussia Katiuscia - mother of Mirella
1976Illustrious Corpses Nocio's wife
1976A Matter of Time Jeanne Blasto Uncredited
1977Il marito in collegio Donna Leo Madellis
2008No Problem Aurelia
2012Magnificent Presence Livia Morosini (final film role)

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Chi era Anna Proclemer. 25 April 2013. Il Post. 25 April 2013.
  2. News: Muore a Roma Anna Proclemer Venerdì la camera ardente. 25 April 2013. L'Unità. 25 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130629000959/http://www.unita.it/culture/proclemer-albertazzi-rossellini-brancati-teatro-idiota-strehler-rossellini-lattuada-rosi-piccolo-1.496909. 29 June 2013. dead.
  3. News: Addio all'attrice Anna Proclemer. 25 April 2013. La Repubblica. 25 April 2013.
  4. News: Teatro in lutto, addio ad Anna Proclemer. 25 April 2013. Italia Informazioni. 25 April 2013.