| Lina Volonghi | |
| Birth Name: | Giuseppina Angela Volonghi |
| Birth Date: | 1914 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Genoa, Italy |
| Death Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Lina Volonghi (4 September 1914 – 24 February 1991) was an Italian stage, television and film actress.
Born in Genoa as Giuseppina Angela Volonghi, a promising junior swimming champion in her youth, Volonghi started her acting career in 1933, when she debuted in the comedy play I manezzi pe' majâ na figgia, in the Gilberto Govi's stage company.[1] After six years she left the Govi's company and moved to Rome, where she joined the Anton Giulio Bragaglia's company Theatre of the Arts.[1] [2] In these years she gained critical appreciation for her versatility in comic and dramatic roles. She later worked on stage with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Luigi Squarzina among others.[1] [2] Also active in films, in TV and radio dramas and series, she retired in 1986 following a sudden heart attack.[1] [2] Volonghi was married to actor Carlo Cataneo.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | La signora in nero | Marta, la governante | ||
| 1946 | Paese senza pace | Madonna Libera | ||
| 1949 | Hand of Death | Carmela Caputo | ||
| 1951 | Ha fatto 13 | |||
| 1955 | The Belle of Rome | Tina | ||
| 1955 | Io piaccio | Lucia | ||
| 1961 | A Difficult Life | Amelia Pavinato | ||
| 1964 | Le tardone | Isabella | (episode "L'armadio") | |
| 1965 | Rita the American Girl | Greta Wagner | ||
| 1974 | The Balloon Vendor | Sister Maria | ||
| 1975 | The Sunday Woman | Ines Tabusso | ||
| 1977 | Cara sposa | Rosa Balestra | ||
| 1981 | Nessuno è perfetto | Mother-in-law of Guerrino | ||
| 1984 | La Septième Cible | La mamma |