Anna Demetrio (1890[1]–1959) was an Italian-born American film actress.[2] Speaking English with a heavy accent, she often played stock foreign characters in a series of supporting roles. In 1950 she starred in the sitcom Mama Rosa in which she played the title character.
Anna Demetrio | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 November 1890 |
| Died | 8 November 1959 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1933-1952 (film & TV) |
Selected filmography
edit- Too Much Harmony (1933)
- Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
- In Old Mexico (1938)
- Escape to Paradise (1939)
- Young Buffalo Bill (1940)
- Miss V from Moscow (1942)
- Submarine Base (1943)
- Dragon Seed (1944)
- Call of the South Seas (1944)
- Appointment with Murder (1948)
- September Affair (1950)
References
edit- ^ "Ancestry.com".
- ^ McLaughlin p.170
Bibliography
edit- McLaughlin, Robert. We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II. University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
External links
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