Silvana Pampanini
Birthday: 1925-09-26 | Place of Birth: Roma, Lazio, ItalyPampanini became one of the most popular movie actresses in her country and was considered a sex symbol in the 1950s. In 1955 she visited New York, Denver and Hollywood but rejected job offers because she could not speak English properly and had some problems with the tax office.[citation needed] She was well-liked in France, where they nicknamed her Ninì Pampan, Spain, where she appeared in Tirma, South America, especially in Mexico, where she starred in Sed de Amor with Pedro Armendáriz, and Egypt. She worked with other internationally important actors and directors such as Buster Keaton, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni,Alberto Sordi, Totò, Jean Gabin, Henri Vidal, Abel Gance, Vittorio De Sica. The film O.K. Nero, in which Pampanini starred, was banned in certain places because of scenes that were considered indecent.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Il Destino
as Silvana Pampanini
as Ruth
as Luciana
as Luisa
as Maria
as Giuseppina Pancrazi (Katarina)
as Sara
as Wanda
as Marguerite de Bourgogne
as Nannina
as Albertina
as Beatrice Landi
as Guayarmina
as Mara Gualtieri
as Susanna (segment "Dopoguerra 1920")
as Anna Zaccheo
as Daisy Parnell
as La dattilografa
as Silvia Albertini, la fille de M. Albertini
as Virginia
as Carla
as Gobette, la soubrette
as Liliana Ferrara
as Lucia
as Rosetta
