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Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani (March 7, 1908 - September 26, 1973) was an Italian actress.

Anna Magnani

Born in Rome (although some biographies say Egypt), she was born illegitimate, and never knew who her father was. When she was abandoned by her mother at an early age, Anna was raised by her maternal grandmother. She attended the Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome, paying her way by working at nightclubs and cabarets. She had a small part in a silent film, Scampolo, in 1928, but did not become well-known until the 1940s, starring in Vittori DiSica's Teresa Venerdì and in Roma, città aperta (Open City).

In 1955 she went to Hollywood, and starred in the film version of Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1957, she was nominated for Best Actress for Wild is the Wind. She also starred in The Secret of Santa Vittoria.

Magnani had celebrated love affairs, with director Roberto Rossellini and with actor Massimo Serato, with whom she had a son, who was stricken with polio. Her single marriage, to director Goffredo Alessandrini, did not last long.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6381 Hollywood Blvd.


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She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6381 Hollywood Blvd. She made her off-Broadway debut in Noel Coward's Suite in Two Keys in 2000. Her single marriage, to director Goffredo Alessandrini, did not last long. Mills has starred in many shows and plays since, more notably as a teacher in Saved By The Bell, and as Miss Anna Leonowens in the British production of The King and I. Magnani had celebrated love affairs, with director Roberto Rossellini and with actor Massimo Serato, with whom she had a son, who was stricken with polio. Her second son, Jason Lawson, is the product of a 70's relationship with actor Leigh Lawson. She also starred in The Secret of Santa Vittoria. Crispian later became a singer with the band Kula Shaker and is now front man for The Jeevas.

In 1957, she was nominated for Best Actress for Wild is the Wind. They had a child, named Crispian Mills, and divorced in 1977. In 1955 she went to Hollywood, and starred in the film version of Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1971, she married Roy Boulting, who was many years older than her. She attended the Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome, paying her way by working at nightclubs and cabarets. She had a small part in a silent film, Scampolo, in 1928, but did not become well-known until the 1940s, starring in Vittori DiSica's Teresa Venerdì and in Roma, città aperta (Open City). She also acted in the film Kes, directed by Ken Loach (1969). When she was abandoned by her mother at an early age, Anna was raised by her maternal grandmother. Other Disney films in which she appeared included In Search of the Castaways, Summer Magic and That Darn Cat!.

Born in Rome (although some biographies say Egypt), she was born illegitimate, and never knew who her father was. She played a pair of twins who reunite their parents after a long time, and her acting earned her a special Oscar. Anna Magnani (March 7, 1908 - September 26, 1973) was an Italian actress. Walt Disney's wife loved her acting, and so she was contacted to participate in the Disney film The Parent Trap. Her Aunt and all the townspeople's lives were changed including the Pastor of the church played by Karl Malden. Hayley starred in the Disney Classic, Pollyanna, a story about a young girl who moves in with her Aunt.

She went on to take the lead in several other films, notably Whistle Down the Wind (1961). Lee Thompson, who was looking for a boy to play the lead role in Tiger Bay. Mills was 13 when she was discovered by J. She is the sister of actress Juliet Mills, who has a character in the soap opera Passions, and director Jonathan Mills.

She is the daughter of actor Sir John Mills, and playwright Mary Hayley Bell. Hayley Catherine Rose Vivian Mills (born April 18, 1946) is a British actress.