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Italian actress
A.K.A.
Anna Menzio
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
3 June 1905(Rome, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Death:
11 November 1994(Milan, Province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Wanda Osiris (pronounced [ˈvanda oˈziːris]; 3 June 1905 – 11 November 1994) was an Italian revue soubrette, actress and singer.
Life and career
Born Anna Menzio in Rome, the daughter of a groom, she studied violin at a young age. She debuted on stage in 1923, in the revue Osvaldo mio mi fai morire. She was the major diva of the Italian revue between 1930s and 1950s, until a new type of soubrette, more saucy and comical, surfaced. She retired in 1975 and died in 1994 of a heart attack at the age of 89.
Selected filmography
- Non me lo dire! (1940)
- The Firemen of Viggiù (1949)
- I'm in the Revue (1950)
- Martin Toccaferro (1953)
- Carousel of Variety (1955)
- Polvere di stelle (1973)