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Dina Perbellini

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Dina Perbellini
Born(1901-01-14)14 January 1901
Vicenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died2 April 1983(1983-04-02) (aged 82)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1934–1969 (film)

Dina Perbellini (14 January 1901 – 2 April 1983)[1] was an Italian actress. She appeared in over sixty films and television series between 1934 and 1969 and was also a leading voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy.[2]

Career

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Born in Vicenza, Perbellini made her acting debut at 20, as a member of the Gualtiero Tumiati's stage company.[1] She later worked in numerous companies including those led by Aldo Silvani, Emma Gramatica and Antonio Gandusio, before starting her own company together with colleagues Augusto Mastrantoni [it] and Miranda Campa in 1930.[1] She made her film debut in the 1934 school comedy Seconda B, credited as Dirce Bellini.[2][1] After appearing in numerous other films, she eventually decided to use her real name starting from the late 1930s.[1] Starting from 1950s she was also active as an acting teacher, and between 1962 and 1968 she taught at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[1] She was also very active as a radio actress and as a dubber.[1]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Enrico Lancia (2003). "PERBELLINI Dina". In Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi (eds.). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Le attrici (in Italian). Roma: Gremese Editore. pp. 284–285. ISBN 88-8440-214-X.
  2. ^ a b Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.154.
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