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Anna Magnani

1908 - 1973

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Anna Maria Magnani (Italian: [ˈanna maɲˈɲaːni]; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Academy Award-winning Italian actress. She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of characters. Born in either Rome or Alexandria and raised in Rome, she worked her way through Rome's Academy of Dramatic Art by singing at night clubs. During her career, her only child was stricken by polio when he was 18 months old and remained disabled. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anna Magnani is the 188th most popular actor (up from 233rd in 2019), the 545th most popular biography from Italy (up from 580th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Actor.

Anna Magnani was an Italian actress who was most famous for her role in The Rose Tattoo.

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Among actors, Anna Magnani ranks 188 out of 13,578. Before her are Russell Crowe, Martin Sheen, Jack Lemmon, Bette Davis, Anouk Aimée, and Max von Sydow. After her are Nancy Reagan, Leslie Caron, Eli Wallach, Laurence Olivier, Giulietta Masina, and Angelina Jolie.

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Among people born in 1908, Anna Magnani ranks 22. Before her are Hannes Alfvén, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Don Bradman, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Simon Wiesenthal, and Bette Davis. After her are John Bardeen, Ian Fleming, David Oistrakh, Józef Gosławski, Mika Waltari, and Geli Raubal. Among people deceased in 1973, Anna Magnani ranks 25. Before her are Henri Charrière, Abebe Bikila, John Ford, Karl Ziegler, Ludwig von Mises, and Charles Greeley Abbot. After her are Ferdinand Schörner, Max Horkheimer, Ragnar Frisch, Pablo Casals, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, and Selman Waksman.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Anna Magnani ranks 545 out of 5,161. Before her are Salvatore Riina (1930), Emilio Segrè (1905), Pope Agapetus II (900), Theocritus (-315), Lorenzo Valla (1407), and Giovanni Falcone (1939). After her are Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Calpurnia (-77), Francesco I Sforza (1401), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), Giulietta Masina (1921), and Roberto Baggio (1967).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Anna Magnani ranks 9. Before her are Marcello Mastroianni (1924), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Terence Hill (1939), Yves Montand (1921), Roberto Benigni (1952), and Monica Bellucci (1964). After her are Giulietta Masina (1921), Ornella Muti (1955), Silvana Mangano (1930), Giuliano Gemma (1938), Monica Vitti (1931), and Franco Nero (1941).

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