Rosalia Maggio

Rosalia Maggio
Born1 May 1921
Palermo, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 July 1995
Naples, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
  • showgirl

Rosalia Maggio (1 May 1921 – 25 July 1995) was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl. She was the youngest of the Maggio siblings.

Biography

Born in Palermo, she was the daughter of two comedian actors and sister of actors Enzo, Dante, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio.[1][2][3] She debuted at 5 years old as a child actress.[4] Maggio appeared widely in films, theatrical plays, radio dramas, revues, sceneggiate, and operetta.[1][5][6] She died of cancer in Naples at 75.[4]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

  • 1964: Michele Settespiriti – Elvira
  • 1987–1993: Eurocops

References

  1. ^ a b Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario Dello Spettacolo Del '900. Dalai editore, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
  2. ^ Ribaud, Renato (2003). Un teatro chiamato Diana (in Italian). Arte tip. ISBN 9788887375398.
  3. ^ Pozzi, Emilio (2007). Parole mbrugliate: parole vere per Eduardo (in Italian). Bulzoni. ISBN 9788878702011.
  4. ^ a b Maurizio Porro (26 July 1995). "Addio a Rosalia Maggio vulcano del teatro partenopeo". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. ^ Mottola, Francesco; d'Arezzo, Paolo Perrone Burali (1995). Il teatro di varietà dalla Belle époque agli anni sessanta ed oltre, in Italia (in Italian). Nuove edizioni culturali.
  6. ^ Sancisi, Michele (2011). Walter Chiari: un animale da palcoscenico (in Italian). Mediane. ISBN 9788896042250.