Pina Cei Explained

Pina Cei
Birth Date:13 June 1904
Birth Place:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1934–1995

Pina Cei (born Giuseppina Casini; 13 June 1904 – 1 February 2000) was an Italian stage, film and television actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1933 to 1995.

Life and career

The daughter of the stage actress Luisa Cei, she made her theatrical debut in 1922, in the company of Raffaele Niccoli.[1] She later worked in several high-profile stage companies, including Emma Gramatica's and Ruggero Ruggeri's, until 1942, when she founded her own stage company.[1] She made her film debut in 1933, in Villafranca, in which she is credited as Pia Torriani (from her husband's surname).[1] Her younger sister Dory was also an actress.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1934Villafranca principessa Clotilde di Savoia
1935Maestro Landi Sua moglie
1958Camping Mother of Nino and Valeria
1958La Gioconda
1968Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare
1973Love and Anarchy Madame Aïda
1974Nipoti miei diletti Elisabetta's housekeeper
1976The Mistress Is Served Countess Fanny
1977Cara sposa Elvira
1982La Traviata Annina
1983A Joke of Destiny Donna Sofia
1985Scandalous Gilda Hilda
1986Open Sesame TV series
1987Dark Eyes Elisa's Mother
1990Tre colonne in cronaca Margherita
1991The Party's Over Nonna Zaira
1994Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima
1994OcchioPinocchio Colomba

Notes and References

  1. Book: Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. 888440214X.