Margherita Bagni
Italian actress (1902–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margherita Bagni (pseudonym of Margherita Maria Bagna; 21 February 1902 – 2 July 1960) was an Italian actress and voice actress. She appeared in 37 films between 1918 and 1959.
Margherita Bagni | |
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Born | Margherita Maria Bagna (1902-02-21)21 February 1902 Turin, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 2 July 1960(1960-07-02) (aged 58) Rome, Italy |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1918–1959 |
Spouse | [1] |
Children | Nora Ricci |
Parent(s) | Ambrogio Bagni Ines Cristina Zacconi Ermete Zacconi (stepfather) |
Relatives | Olinto Cristina (uncle) Vittorio Gassman (former son-in-law) Paola Gassman (granddaughter) |
Daughter of actress Ines Cristina and prompter Ambrogio Bagni (pseudonym of Ambrogio Bagna), Bagni entered at very young age the stage company of her stepfather Ermete Zacconi.[2] After having married Renzo Ricci, in 1925 she formed with him the company Ricci-Bagni.[2] She made her film debut at 15, in Gli spettri, but her real film career began in mid-1930s.[2] In cinema she was mainly a character actress, and at the same time she was also very active as a voice actress.[2] She also appeared on several television series of great success.[2]
Her daughter Eleonora "Nora" was an actress and she also was the first wife of Vittorio Gassman.[2]