Person Details

Birthday: 1934-03-28 00:30:03

Death: 2019-07-20 00:30:03

Aliases: Isabella Redi

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Florence, Italy

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Movie Involvements: 20

TV Involvements: 2


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Biography

Ilaria Occhini (28 March 1934 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films. Born in Florence, niece and daughter of novelists, Occhini started her film career at 19 with the Luciano Emmer's comedy film Terza Liceo with the stage name Isabella Redi, then attended the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, graduating in 1957. The same year she back to acting with Mario Monicelli's Il medico e lo stregone, and at the same time she debuted on stage with Luchino Visconti's La ragazza delle smirne and had her first leading role in the Anton Giulio Majano's TV series Jane Eyre. In 1959 she appeared in the television adaptation The Vicar of Wakefield. Her mother, Gioconda Papini (1910-1954), was one of the two daughters of writer Giovanni Papini and his wife Giacinta Giovagnoli, the other being writer Viola Paszkowski Papini. Her father was writer, art historian and journalist Barna Occhini (pseudonym of Carlo Luigi Occhini) (1905-1978), the son of senator Pier Ludovico Occhini and his wife Maria Luisa Tettamanzi. Occhini obtained her major successes on stage, working several times with Luchino Visconti, then joining the Piccolo Teatro of Naples, where she received large critical appreciation by interpreting classical and contemporary authors. She was also a constant presence of RAI television series, and also starred in many films, but rarely in leading roles. In 1992 Occhini won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting role for her performance in Benvenuti in Casa Gori. In 2008 she was awarded Best Actress at the Locarno International Film Festival for her role in Mar Nero. In 2010 she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Loose Cannons; the same year she was awarded with a special Nastro d'Argento for her career. She married screenwriter and author Raffaele La Capria, with whom she had a daughter, Alexandra. Source: Article "Ilaria Occhini" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Most Famous Work

Two Men in Town
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7

Two Men in Town

(1973) Sophie Strabliggi
La ragazza americana
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6

La ragazza americana

(2011) Bice
The Tramplers
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6

The Tramplers

(1965) Edith Wickett
The Betrothed
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8

The Betrothed

(1964) La monaca di Monza
Carthage in Flames
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5

Carthage in Flames

(1960) Ophir
Sigfrido
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5

Sigfrido

(1958) Crimilde
The Man Who Laughs
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5

The Man Who Laughs

(1966) Dea
Damon and Pythias
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4

Damon and Pythias

(1962) Nerissa

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2012 Rosa
2011 Bice
Signora Valeria
2010 La nonna
2009 Gemma Pratesi
2005 Andreina Baudino
2004 Self - Interviewee
2001 Mrs. Moccia
2000 Elena Lombardi Satriani
1999 Emma Di Carlo
Elide (segment "Il figlio di Maciste")
1997 Don Milani's mother
1996 Adele Papini
1991 Severina Serboli
1990 Adele Papini
1973 Sophie Strabliggi
Francesca
Elvira
1972 Clotilde
1966 Elena
Dea
Angèle Le Goff
1965 Edith Wickett
Gabriella (I)
1964 La monaca di Monza
1963 Crocerossina (uncredited)
1962 Nerissa
1961 Daniela
1960 Ophir
1958 Pia de' Tolomei
Crimilde
1957 Rosina
Jane Eyre
1954 Isabella
Nina Michàjlovna Zarèčnaja
Helena Charles
Year Character Movie/Tv

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