Eleonora Rossi Drago
Encyclopedia
Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmira Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa
, Italy
.
She had the leading role in Michelangelo Antonioni
's Le amiche
. She worked with Pietro Germi
in Un maledetto imbroglio
. In 1960, for her performance in Valerio Zurlini
's Estate violenta
she won the best actress prize of the Mar del Plata Film Festival
and the Nastro d'argento
. In 1964, she appeared in an adaptation
of A. J. Cronin
's novel, The Citadel
. She died in Palermo
, Italy
.
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
She had the leading role in Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
's Le amiche
Le amiche
Le Amiche is a 1955 Italian black-and-white drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is adapted from Cesare Pavese's 1949 novella Tra donne sole and centers on Roman couturier Clelia , who leaves Rome to work at a boutique in Torino.-Production:The script for Le Amiche is adapted from a...
. She worked with Pietro Germi
Pietro Germi
Pietro Germi was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting.He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di...
in Un maledetto imbroglio
Un maledetto imbroglio
Un maledetto imbroglio also known as The Facts of Murder is a 1959 Italian crime film mystery directed by and starring Pietro Germi with Claudia Cardinale. The film is based on the novel by Carlo Emilio Gadda Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana...
. In 1960, for her performance in Valerio Zurlini
Valerio Zurlini
Valerio Zurlini was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter.-Biography:During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party...
's Estate violenta
Estate Violenta
Estate violenta is a 1959 Italian award-winning black-and-white drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini, depicting a love affair between a young draft-dodging son of a prominent Fascist, portrayed by Jean Louis Trintignant, and a navy officer's widow older than he, portrayed by Eleonora Rossi Drago...
she won the best actress prize of the Mar del Plata Film Festival
Mar del Plata Film Festival
The Mar del Plata International Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina...
and the Nastro d'argento
Nastro d'Argento
The Nastro d'Argento is a movie award assigned each year, since 1946, for cinematic performances and production by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics...
. In 1964, she appeared in an adaptation
La Cittadella (1964)
La Cittadella is a 1964 Italian miniseries based on A. J. Cronin's 1937 novel, The Citadel, and produced by Radiotelevisione Italiana. It was directed by Anton Giulio Majano and stars Alberto Lupo as Dr. Manson and Anna Maria Guarnieri as his wife, Christine...
of A. J. Cronin
A. J. Cronin
Archibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known works are Hatter's Castle, The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years, all of which were adapted to film. He also created the Dr...
's novel, The Citadel
The Citadel (novel)
The Citadel is a novel by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1937, which was groundbreaking with its treatment of the contentious theme of medical ethics. It is credited with laying the foundation in Great Britain for the introduction of the NHS a decade later...
. She died in Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Selected filmography
- Le AmicheLe amicheLe Amiche is a 1955 Italian black-and-white drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is adapted from Cesare Pavese's 1949 novella Tra donne sole and centers on Roman couturier Clelia , who leaves Rome to work at a boutique in Torino.-Production:The script for Le Amiche is adapted from a...
(1955) - La Tour, prends garde !La Tour, prends garde !La Tour, prends garde! is a French adventure drama film from 1958, directed by Georges Lampin, written by Claude Accursi, starring Jean Marais...
(1958) - David and GoliathDavid and Goliath (1960 film)David and Goliath is a 1960 Italian film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and Richard Pottier with sequences filmed in Israel and Yugoslavia.- Plot summary :...
(1960) - I Don Giovanni della Costa AzzurraI Don Giovanni della Costa AzzurraI Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra is a 1962 Italian film, directed by Vittorio Sala. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.- Cast :*Curd Jürgens - Mr...
(1962)