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Rosina Galli
Born
Rosina Raggozino

(1906-08-10)August 10, 1906
Venice, Italy
Died(1969-12-03)December 3, 1969
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActress
Years active1936–1950
SpouseAugusto Galli
Children1

Rosina Fiorini Galli[1] (August 10. 1906 – December 3, 1969) was an Italian film actress in Hollywood.

Early years

Galli was born in Venice and was a member of "a typical Italian theatrical family".[1] She began performing as a child.[1]

Career

Galli was an Italian character actress who worked in Hollywood between the mid-1930s and the mid-1940s, where she performed in about 40 films. She appeared with Clark Gable in They Met in Bombay (1941) and played Christine's maid in The Phantom of the Opera (1943). The actress also portrayed the friendly wife of J. Carrol Naish in Star in the Night (1945), an Academy-Award-winning short film by Don Siegel. Through her accent she frequently played motherly characters of Italian or Spanish descent, mostly in small roles. Afterwards Galli returned to Italy where she also played in three other movies until 1950. She also worked as the Italian dubbing voice for actresses like Joan Crawford, Marie Dressler, and Myrna Loy.[2][circular reference] Rosina Galli died in Madrid at the age of 63.[3][4]

On Broadway, Galli portrayed Theresa in Walk into My Parlor (1941).[5]

Personal life

She was married to Augusto Galli.[1]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Muscio, Giuliana. Napoli/New York/Hollywood: Film between Italy and the United States. Fordham Univ Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-7939-5. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  2. ^ it:Rosina Galli#Doppiaggio
  3. ^ Rosina Galli at the British Film Institute
  4. ^ Silvia Kornberger: Vampire, Monster, irre Wissenschaftler: So viel Europa steckt in Hollywoods goldener Horrorfilmära
  5. ^ "Rosina Galli". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Fugitive Lady". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  7. ^ Disney, Doris Miles (1946). Dark Road. New York City: The Crime Club. ASIN B003RXSKL8.
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