Miranda Campa

Miranda Campa
Campa in Cineguida magazine, 1953
Born	Liliana Campa Capodaglio 31 January 1914 Geneva
Died	7 May 1989 (aged 75) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress

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

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]

Selected filmography

• Sigillo rosso (1950)
• Against the Law (1950)
• I Always Loved You (1953)
• The Two Orphans (1954)
• The Return of Don Camillo (1954)
• Doctor Antonio (TV, 1954)
• Le signorine dello 04 (1955)
• The Overtaxed (1959)
• Behind Closed Shutters (1959)
• The Dam on the Yellow River (1960)
• Le signore (1960)
• The Bacchantes (1961)
• Family Diary (1962)
• Gladiator of Rome (1962)
• The Priest's Wife (1971)
• Winged Devils (1972)
• Sweet Dreams (1981)

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.

External links

• Miranda Campa at the Internet Movie Database