Vanna Vanni

Vanna Vanni
Vanna Vanni
	Vanni in I Don't Know You Anymore (1936)
Born	Maria Angelica Giovanna Pegna; 7 January 1915; Florence, Italy
Died	6 March 1998 (aged 83); Rome, Lazio, Italy
Other names	Vanna Pegna
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1930-1943

Vanna Vanni (7 January 1915^[1] – 6 March 1998) was an Italian film actress. She was in thirty-one films between 1930 and 1943.

Life and career

Vanni was born in Florence^[1] as Maria Angelica Giovanna Pegna. She has been described as a graceful and elegant brunette,^[1] and the New York Times film critic, Frank Nugent, wrote in a review of I've Lost My Husband! that she was "one of the prettiest girls in the Italian film industry."^[2]

Her first cinematic role was in Perché no? (1930), directed by Amleto Palermi, and in her first films she was credited as Vanna Pegna.^[1] Vanni was one of the most prolific actresses in Italian cinema between mid-1930s and 1940s; specialized in comedy films, she got some critical acclaim for her dramatic turn in Esodo Pratelli's Se non son matti non li vogliamo.^[1] She also worked with directors such as Raffaello Matarazzo, Gennaro Righelli, Giorgio Simonelli, and Eduardo De Filippo.^[1]