Rosalia Maggio

Rosalia Maggio
Born1 May 1921
Palermo, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 July 1995
Naples, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
  • showgirl

Rosalia Maggio (1 May 1921 – 25 July 1995) was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl. She was the youngest of the Maggio siblings.

Biography

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Born in Palermo, she was the daughter of two comedian actors and sister of actors Enzo, Dante, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio.[1][2][3] She debuted at 5 years old as a child actress.[4] Maggio appeared widely in films, theatrical plays, radio dramas, revues, sceneggiate, and operetta.[1][5][6] She died of cancer in Naples at 75.[4]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Television

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  • 1964: Michele Settespiriti – Elvira
  • 1987–1993: Eurocops

References

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  1. ^ a b Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario Dello Spettacolo Del '900. Dalai editore, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
  2. ^ Ribaud, Renato (2003). Un teatro chiamato Diana (in Italian). Arte tip. ISBN 9788887375398.
  3. ^ Pozzi, Emilio (2007). Parole mbrugliate: parole vere per Eduardo (in Italian). Bulzoni. ISBN 9788878702011.
  4. ^ a b Maurizio Porro (26 July 1995). "Addio a Rosalia Maggio vulcano del teatro partenopeo". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. ^ Mottola, Francesco; d'Arezzo, Paolo Perrone Burali (1995). Il teatro di varietà dalla Belle époque agli anni sessanta ed oltre, in Italia (in Italian). Nuove edizioni culturali.
  6. ^ Sancisi, Michele (2011). Walter Chiari: un animale da palcoscenico (in Italian). Mediane. ISBN 9788896042250.
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