Dina Perbellini
Perbellini with Camillo Pilotto in the movie Scarpe al sole (1935)
Born(1901-01-14)14 January 1901
Vicenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died2 April 1984(1984-04-02) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1934–1969 (film)

Dina Perbellini (14 January, 1901 – 2 April, 1984) was an Italian actress. She appeared in over sixty films and television series between 1934 and 1969 and was also a leading voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy.[1]

Career

Born in Vicenza, Perbellini made her acting debut at 20, as a member of the Gualtiero Tumiati's stage company.[2] She later worked in numerous companies including those led by Aldo Silvani, Emma Gramatica and Antonio Gandusio, before starting her own company together with colleagues Augusto Mastrantoni and Miranda Campa in 1930.[2] She made her film debut in the 1934 school comedy Seconda B, credited as Dirce Bellini.[1][2] After appearing in numerous other films, she eventually decided to use her real name starting from the late 1930s.[2] Starting from 1950s she was also active as an acting teacher, and between 1962 and 1968 she taught at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[2] She was also very active as a radio actress and as a dubber.[2]

Partial filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.154.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Perbellini, Dina". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 284–5. ISBN 888440214X.
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