Italian actress, Francesca Bertini, born Elena Seracini Vitiello, was an internationally known star of silent films, particularly Assunta Spina (1915) and was known as Italy's first major female star. Bertini, the daughter of a theatrical actress, began performing on stage while she was still a teenager. She made her film debut in 1904, but did not become well known until 1909 with Il Trovatore. At the height of her popularity, Bertini was among the most admired and imitated women in her country. She married a Swiss count in 1921 and left the cinema. Later in her life she occasionally appeared in French, Spanish, and Italian films.
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Diva Dolorosa
Archival Appearance |
1999 | |||
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Behind the Screen: Stories of Cinema - The Last Diva
Archival Appearance |
1982 | |||
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1900
Actor |
1976 | |||
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Odette
Actor |
1935 | |||
| 1933 | ||||
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La Femme D'Une Nuit
Actor |
1930 | |||
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La Possession
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Tu M'Appartiens
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Odette
Actor |
1927 | |||
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La Fin De Monte Carlo
Actor |
1926 | |||
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La serpe
Actor |
1920 | |||
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La Piovra
Actor |
1919 | |||
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L'Orgoglio
Actor |
1918 | |||
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La Tosca
Actor, Director |
1918 | |||
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Assunta Spina
Actor, Director |
1915 | |||
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Blue Blood
Actor |
1914 |