Anita Durante
Anita Durante was an Italian actress.
Born Anita Bianchi in Rome into a humble family, after attending a dramatic society for several years Durante made her official debut on stage in 1919, in Ettore Petrolini's Romani de Roma. Married with the actor Checco Durante, she stayed with the Petrolini's stage company nine years, then she formed a company with her husband. Also active in films, where she is best remembered as the Alberto Sordi's mother in An American in Rome, Durante was active on stage until 1992. She died in 1994, aged 96, following an accidental fall from the balcony of her home, while cleaning the windows.
Partial filmography
Scampolo - La proprietaria della stireriaThe Last Wagon - Adele UrbaniPeddlin' in Society - Caterina Fatalità - AdeleCavalcade of Heroes The Two Sisters - AgatinaThe Ungrateful Heart - Anna, padrona della pensioneCore 'ngrato Viva il cinema! - Gambalesta's MaidVortice - La portinaiaIf You Won a Hundred Million - Pasqua Angels of Darkness Of Life and Love - Papà Pacifico - The PorterOrient Express Guai ai vinti - Popolana sulla scala An American in Rome - Madre di NandoIl porto della speranza Il vetturale del Moncenisio The Sign of Venus - Madre di AgneseBella non piangere - Zia di NinaA Hero of Our Times Roman Tales - La madre di AlvaroCortile - GeltrudeProcesso all'amore - Nona MarianiThe Bigamist - AmaliaThe Courier of Moncenisio - CarmelaIl prezzo della gloria - Aunt BettinaI calunniatori Saranno uomini Ladro lui, ladra lei - Madre di CencioAdorabili e bugiarde - The concierge's wife...And the Wild Wild Women - AssuntaPolicarpo - Mario Marchetti's MotherGenitori in blue-jeans - The Old Nun Carmen di Trastevere - Landlady of the Bording House Adultero lui, adultera lei - La portinaiaMad Sea - Rosario Lo Russo - la madreSiamo tutti pomicioni - Mario's Mother White Voices - Agnese - Meo's motherMade in Italy Why Did I Ever Say Yes Twice? - Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello - Mother of NinoColpo grosso... grossissimo... anzi probabile - Monsignore's motherStoria di fifa e di coltello - Er seguito d'er più - CaterinaGranada, addio! - PeppaI Hate Blondes Count Tacchia - Fernanda's GrandmotherGiovanni Senzapensieri - Zia Teresa