Loredana (actress)
Loredana Padoan (19 March 1924 – 18 January 2016), best known just as Loredana, was an Italian film and stage actress.
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| Born | Loredana Padoan 19 March 1924 Venice, Italy |
| Died | 18 January 2016 (aged 91) Bologna, Italy |
Life and career
Born in Venice, after completing her scuola magistrale studies, Loredana enrolled at several acting schools, determined to pursue a career as an actress.[1]
Following several secondary roles, she had her breakout in 1942, with the lead role in the drama film La signorina.[1] She later specialized in adventure films and melodramas.[1] She significantly slowed her activities after the war, until her marriage to a Roman antique dealer and her subsequent retirement in the late 1940s.[1] She died on 18 January 2016, at the age of 91.[2]
Selected filmography
- Department Store (1939)
- The King's Jester (1941)
- Idyll in Budapest (1941)
- La signorina (1942)
- Forbidden Music (1942)
- The Son of the Red Corsair (1943)
- Measure for Measure (1943)
- La Fornarina (1944)
- The Devil's Gondola (1946)
- Immigrants (1948)
References
- Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Loredana". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- "A 91 anni muore la "Fornarina" Loredana". PrimaPaginaNews (in Italian). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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