Isabella Quaranta
Isabella Quaranta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 December 1892  |
| Died | 3 April 1975 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Silent film actor |
| Relatives | Letizia Quaranta, Lidia Quaranta |
Isabella Maria Rosa Teresa Quaranta (30 December 1892 – 3 April 1975) was an Italian silent film actress. She was the sister of actress Lidia Quaranta and the twin sister of actress Letizia Quaranta.[1]
Isabella Quaranta was born on 30 December 1892 in Turin, the daughter of Giuseppe Quaranta and Beatrice Rissoglio.[2] The sisters began their stage career in the acting company of Dante Testa and transitioned to movies with Itala Film. Isabella appeared in a number of silent films, including Romanticismo (1915), directed by her future brother-in-law Carlo Campogalliani, before retiring in 1917.[3]
Isabella Quaranta died on 3 April 1975 in Milan.[1]
Death and legacy
[edit]- Alza una gamba e balla! (1912)[2]
- A Who-Pro-Quo (1912)[2]
- Ho l'onore di chiedere la mano di vostra figlia (1912)[3]
- L'orrendo blasone (1914)[2]
- Nudo di Zingava (1915)[2]
- Romanticismo (1915)[1][2]
- Redenzione (1917)[2]
- Il Pescatore Del Rhone (1917)[2]
- Tragica Visione (1917)[2]
- Una Mascherata in Mare (1917)[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah; Gale (Firm), eds. (2007). Dictionary of women worldwide: 25,000 women through the ages. Gale eBooks. Detroit, Mich: Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-7585-1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Siscot, André (1999). Les Gens du cinéma. ISBN 978-2-930133-31-7.
- 1 2 "Le sorelle Quaranta, dive del cinema muto italiano | Rivista Savej". rivistasavej.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
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