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Eleonora Duse

1858 - 1924

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Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse ( DEW-zay, Italian: [eleoˈnɔːra ˈduːze]; 3 October 1858 – 21 April 1924), often known simply as Duse, was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of Gabriele D'Annunzio and Henrik Ibsen. Duse achieved a unique power of conviction and verity on the stage through intense absorption in the character, "eliminating the self" as she put it, and letting the qualities emerge from within, not imposed through artifice. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eleonora Duse is the 635th most popular actor (down from 538th in 2019), the 1,116th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,017th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Italian Actor.

Eleonora Duse was an Italian actress who is most famous for her performances in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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Among actors, Eleonora Duse ranks 635 out of 13,578. Before her are Halle Berry, Lance Henriksen, Cornel Wilde, Morgan Fairchild, Meg Ryan, and Forest Whitaker. After her are Laurence Fishburne, Jennifer Jones, David McCallum, Elsa Martinelli, Mr. T, and Diana Douglas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Eleonora Duse ranks 30. Before her are Ludwig Quidde, Eugène Dubois, Eugène Ysaÿe, Beatrice Webb, Kang Youwei, and Mihajlo Pupin. After her are Giovanni Segantini, Lovis Corinth, John A. Hobson, Michael Hainisch, André Antoine, and Alessandro Moreschi. Among people deceased in 1924, Eleonora Duse ranks 23. Before her are Robert Nivelle, Princess Louise of Belgium, Ferruccio Busoni, Ferdinand Cheval, George Mallory, and Léon Bakst. After her are Alexander Parvus, Giacomo Matteotti, Karl Denke, Teófilo Braga, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., and Paul Natorp.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Eleonora Duse ranks 1,116 out of 5,161. Before her are Joannes (400), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1431), Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (1667), Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901), and Milonia Caesonia (7). After her are Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484), Francesco Albani (1578), Beniamino Gigli (1890), Lucius Accius (-170), Elsa Martinelli (1935), and Melania the Younger (383).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Eleonora Duse ranks 26. Before her are Lino Ventura (1919), Vittorio Gassman (1922), Stefania Sandrelli (1946), Claudia Mori (1944), Michele Placido (1946), and Gian Maria Volonté (1933). After her are Elsa Martinelli (1935), Alberto Sordi (1920), Totò (1898), Lucia Bosè (1931), Raf Vallone (1916), and Rodolfo Gucci (1912).

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