Gabriella Giacobbe
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Gabriella Giacobbe with actor Mario Valgoi at the rehearsal of a radio drama (1972)
Gabriella Giacobbe (1923–1979) was an Italian stage, film and television actress.
Born in L'Aquila, Giacobbe graduated at the drama school of Giorgio Strehler and worked long with his company at the Piccolo Teatro,[1] debuting in 1953 with the drama La sei giorni.[2] Her stage credits include works directed by Luchino Visconti and Eduardo De Filippo.[2] She also had a prolific career in television, appearing in successful series and TV movies such as A come Andromeda and La donna di picche. More sporadic were her film appearances, which nonetheless included works by Luigi Magni, Dino Risi, Nelo Risi. She died of cancer on 8 January 1979, at the age of 55.[1]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1971 | Una stagione all'inferno | ||
1973 | Anna, quel particolare piacere | Nun | |
1975 | Una sera c'incontrammo | Mother of Minnie | |
1976 | Keoma | The Witch | |
1977 | The Bishop's Bedroom | Cleofe - wife of Orimbelli | |
1977 | In the Name of the Pope King | Maria Tognetti | |
1978 | Interno di un convento | Abbess Flavia Orsini | |
1978 | Scherzi da prete |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Oggi: Il libro del 1979. Rizzoli Editore.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi. Dizionario Dello Spettacolo Del '900. Dalai editore, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
External links[]
Categories:
- Italian film actresses
- Italian stage actresses
- Italian television actresses
- People from L'Aquila
- 1923 births
- 1979 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in Lazio
- 20th-century Italian actresses
- Italian actor stubs