| Occupation Actress Grandchildren Francesco Prando Died May 2, 1994, Rome, Italy | Role Actress Name Anita Durante | |
| Born 28 September 1897 (1897-09-28) Rome Spouse Checco Durante (m. ?–1976) Children Leila Durante, Luciana Durante Movies An American in Rome, Ladro lui - ladra lei, The Last Wagon, and the Wild Wild Women, The Bigamist Similar People Checco Durante, Leila Durante, Enzo Liberti, Luigi Zampa, Renato Castellani | ||
Anita Durante (28 September 1897 – 2 May 1994) was an Italian actress.
Born Anita Bianchi in Rome into a humble family, after attending a dramatic society for several years Durante made her official debut on stage in 1919, in Ettore Petrolini's Romani de Roma. Married with the actor Checco Durante, she stayed with the Petrolini's stage company nine years, then she formed a company with her husband. Also active in films, where she is best remembered as the Alberto Sordi's mother in Un americano a Roma, Durante was active on stage until 1992. She died in 1994, aged 96, following an accidental fall from the balcony of her home, while cleaning the windows.
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