Anita Durante | |
Birth Name: | Anita Bianchi |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1897 |
Birth Place: | Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
Occupation: | Actress |
Relatives: | Francesco Prando (grandson) |
Anita Durante (28 September 1897 - 2 May 1994) 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.[1] [2] [3] Married with the actor Checco Durante, she stayed with the Petrolini's stage company nine years, then she formed a company with her husband.[1] [3] Also active in films, where she is best remembered as the Alberto Sordi's mother in Un americano a Roma, Durante was active on stage until 1992.[1] [3] She died in 1994, aged 96, following an accidental fall from the balcony of her home, while cleaning the windows.[2] [3]