Miranda Campa

Miranda Campa (31 January 1914 7 May 1989) was a Swiss-born Italian actress and voice actress.

Miranda Campa
Campa in Cineguida magazine, 1953
Born
Liliana Campa Capodaglio

(1914-01-31)31 January 1914
Died7 May 1989(1989-05-07) (aged 75)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Life and career

Born Liliana Campa Capodaglio in Geneva, the nephew of actors Pio Campa and Wanda Capodaglio, Campa studied acting at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1938.[1][2] Mainly active on stage, she was part, among others, of the theatrical companies of Vittorio Gassman, Andreina Pagnani and Giorgio Strehler at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan.[1] She made her film debut at mature age, in 1949,[1] usually cast in character roles, often playing religious figures.[2] Campa was also very active as a voice actress and as a dubber.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1950Son of d'Artagnan
1950Against the LawLa signora Curti
1950Sigillo rosso
1951La grande rinuncia
1952Gli uomini non guardano il cieloMadre del papa
1953The Return of Don CamilloSignora Spiletti
1953I Always Loved YouAnna
1954Doctor AntonioTV Series
1954Angels of Darkness
1954Pietà per chi cadeNadia Berruti
1954Schiava del peccatoThe Mother Superior
1954Il prigioniero del re
1954The Two OrphansThe Mother Superior
1955Le signorine dello 04Carlo Conti's Mother
1955Roman TalesThe Maid at Mazzoni Baralla'sUncredited
1955Prigionieri del male
1957I VampiriSignora Robert
1957Solo Dio mi fermerà
1957Le avventure di Roby e Buck
1959Behind Closed ShuttersIda Maroni
1959Cavalier in Devil's Castle
1959The OvertaxedFabio Topponi's wife
1959Non perdiamo la testaServant at Clackton'sUncredited
1959The Giant of MarathonAndromeda's handmaid
1960The Dam on the Yellow RiverMary
1960Le signore
1960The Night They Killed Rasputin
1960Silver Spoon SetObstetricianUncredited
1960Il carro armato dell'8 settembre
1961The Bacchantes' Queen Agave
1961The Centurion
1961Gold of RomeMiss De Santis
1961BarabbasMaria's SisterUncredited
1962Letto di sabbia
1962Family Diary
1962Gladiator of RomePorzia, Valerio's Mother
1970The Priest's WifeValeria's Mother
1971Easy, Down There!
1971The Priest's WifeFelicity Downing
1972Winged Devils
1972Canterbury proibitoMother of Santa(segment "Santa del Grande")
1973A Brief VacationNurse Guidotti
1979WomanlightLa bonne de Lydia
1981Sweet DreamsFreud's Mother
1982Grog

References

  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. Ida Biondi. "Miranda Campa". MyMovies. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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