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Anna Magnani (March 7, 1908 – September 26,
1973) was an Italy|Italian actress.


Born in Rome (although some biographies say in
Alexandria, Egypt), she was illegitimate and never
knew who her father was. When she was abandoned by
her mother at an early age, Anna was raised by her
maternal grandmother. She attended the Academy of
Dramatic Art in Rome, paying her way by working at
nightclubs and cabarets.  She had a small part in
a silent film, Scampolo, in 1928, but did not
become well-known until the 1940s, starring in
Vittorio De Sica's Teresa Venerdì and in Roma,
città aperta (Open City).

In 1955 she went to Hollywood, and starred in the
film version of Tennessee Williams' The Rose
Tattoo, for which she won the Academy Award for
Best Actress.  In 1957, she was nominated for Best
Actress for Wild is the Wind.  She also starred in
The Secret of Santa Vittoria.

Magnani had celebrated love affairs, with director
Roberto Rossellini and with actor Massimo Serato,
with whom she had a son, who was stricken with
polio.  Her single marriage, to director Goffredo
Alessandrini, did not last long.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at
6381 Hollywood Blvd.

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