Gina Rovere


Regina Ciccotti, known professionally as Gina Rovere, is an Italian actress.

Life and career

Born in Rome, the daughter of a haulier, at young age Ciccotti studied opera singing with the tenor Arnaldo Luzzi. Noted by a talent agent, she made her professional debut in an avanspettacolo company, and in 1954 she had her breakout replacing as soubrette in the revue Giove in doppiopetto alongside Carlo Dapporto. In films, she was mostly cast in supporting roles; among her best known roles, she played Marcello Mastroianni's wife in Big Deal on Madonna Street by Mario Monicelli, and the prostitute Milly in Antonio Pietrangeli's Adua and Her Friends.

Selected filmography