Bianca Doria (22 September 1915 – 2 February 1985) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than forty films during her career. She appeared in the 1963 peplum Hercules Against the Mongols.[1] She was married to director Alberto Doria.[2][when?]

Bianca Doria
Born(1915-09-22)22 September 1915
San Gregorio nelle Alpi, Belluno, Kingdom of Italy
Died2 February 1985(1985-02-02) (aged 69)
OccupationActress
Years active1939–1986 (film)
SpouseAlberto Doria

Life and career

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Born in San Gregorio nelle Alpi, Doria studied music, painting and sculpture since young age.[2] She made her critical acclaimed film debut in Piccolo hotel, which premiered at the 1939 Venice International Film Festival and got reviews in which she was paired to Katharine Hepburn.[2] Following the overthrow of Benito Mussolini's government in 1943 she and her husband went to work in the film industry of the pro-German Italian Social Republic in Venice, for which she was criticized after the Second World War ended.[2] In the following years she was mainly cast in character roles, and occasionally worked on stage and on television.[2]

Selected filmography

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Doria and Emma Gramatica in Piccolo hotel (1939)

References

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  1. ^ Hughes, Howard. Cinema Italiano: The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult. I.B. Tauris, 2011. p. 35.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto. "Doria, Bianca". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. p. 119. ISBN 888440214X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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