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Pina Menichelli

Pina Menichelli

Acting
11 Jan 1890
29 Aug 1984
Castroreale, Sicily, Italy

Biography

Giuseppa Iolanda Menichelli (10 January 1890 – 29 August 1984), known professionally as Pina Menichelli, was an Italian actress. After a career in theatre and a series of small film roles, Menichelli was launched as a film star when Giovanni Pastrone gave her the lead role in The Fire (1916). Over the next nine years, Menichelli made a series of films, often trading on her image as a diva and on her passionate, decadent eroticism. Menichelli became a global star, and one of the most appreciated ...

Also Known As

Giuseppa Iolanda Menichelli

Photos

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