Isa Pola
Isa Pola (born Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano; 19 December 1909 – 17 December 1984) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films during her career; an early screen role was the female lead in Steel (1933), a realist film set in the steelworking industry.
Also recorded as Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano
Isa Pola
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- Name
- Isa Pola
- Born
- 19 December 1909
- Birth Name
- Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano
- Birthplace
- Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 17 December 1984 19 December 1909
- Place of death
- Milan, Italy
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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• Name — Isa Pola • Born — 19 December 1909 • Birth Name — Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano • Birthplace — Bologna, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 17 December 1984 19 December 1909 • Place of death — Milan, Italy • Other Names — Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1928–1958 (film)
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Miryam (1929) • The Song of Love (1930) • Mother Earth (1931) • The Opera Singer (1932) • The Last Adventure (1932) • La Wally (1932) • The Telephone Operator (1932) • Steel (1933) • Ragazzo (1934) • Creatures of the Night (1934) • The Anonymous Roylott (1936) • It Was I! (1937) • The Widow (1939) • Lucrezia Borgia (1940) • Bridge of Glass (1940) • Girl of the Golden West (1942) • The Za-Bum Circus (1944) • The Children Are Watching Us (1944) • Fury (1947) • Angelo tra la folla (1950) • Margaret of Cortona (1950) • Shadows on the Grand Canal (1951) • The Rival of the Empress (1951) • Three Forbidden Stories (1952) • The Queen of Sheba (1952) • The Phantom Musketeer (1952) • Love and Chatter (1958)
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Isa Pola is recorded as actress.
Isa Pola nella commedia televisiva Primo giorno di primavera (1955)
Farabola. The original uploader was Indeciso42 at Italian Wikipedia. · Photo from magazine Radiocorriere (1955).
Scena del film "Cavalleria Rustica" - Regia Amleto Palermi - 1939 - Un attore non identificato e l'attrice Isa Pola sul carretto siciliano.
Amleto Palermi
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1984
Isa Pola died at Milan.
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Bologna.
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