Giovanna Galletti

• Name — Giovanna Galletti • Born — 27 June 1916 • Birthplace — Bangkok, Thailand • Died — 21 April 1992 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1938–1986

Galletti began her career on stage at a young age, in the early 1930s, and later attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. In the late 1930s, she started appearing in films, mostly in supporting roles, and in 1945, she appeared in Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City portraying the treacherous Ingrid, which is her best known role. After the war, she focused her activities on theatre, notably working intensively at the Piccolo Teatro of Milan under the direction of Giorgio Strehler and in the stage companies led by Luigi Cimara, Annibale Ninchi, Laura Adani, and Renzo Ricci. Her later film roles mainly consisted of villains and wicked women. She was also active on radio and television.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1938 — The Lady in White — Ginevra's Friend — Debut film • 1942 — Signorinette — Gymnastics Teacher • 1945 — Rome, Open City — Ingrid • 1946 — Felicità perduta • 1950 — Margaret of Cortona — Mother of the sick child • Toto Looks for a Wife — Agent K 8 • The Outlaws — Journalist • The Bread Peddler — Madame Auguste • Angelo tra la folla — Giocatrice • The Glass Castle — Louise Morel • The Knight Has Arrived! — Miss Colombo • 1951 — Tomorrow Is Another Day — Mother of Luisa • Verginità — Amalia • The Ungrateful Heart — Signora Lopez • Last Meeting — Flora • Messalina — The Christian • 1952 — Adorable Creatures — Director • Deceit — Marta • Three Forbidden Stories • 1954 — Mambo — Valeria — Uncredited • 1959 — The Nun's Story — Uncredited • 1960 — The Loves of Hercules — The oracle • Le signore — Tatiana's Friend • 1961 — The Wonders of Aladdin — Midwife • 1962 — Sodom and Gomorrah — Malik — Uncredited • 1966 — Kill, Baby, Kill — Baroness Graps — credited as Giana Vivaldi • A... For Assassin — Zia Marta Prescott • The Bible: In the Beginning... — Sinful Woman • 1968 — L'età del malessere • Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell — The Countess • 1969 — The Lady of Monza — Sister Angela Sacchi • 1973 — Last Tango in Paris — The Prostitute • 1974 — The Girl in Room 2A — Mrs. Grant • 1979 — Maschio, femmina, fiore, frutto • 1980 — The Big Red One — Woman in Sicilian Village • 1985 — Woman of Wonders

• 1. Giovanna Galletti at csfd.cz (Google translation)