Occupation Actress Grandparents Alexander Henderson Role Film actress | Name Meggie Albanesi Years active 1919–1923 | |
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Full Name Margherita Cecilia Brigida Lucia Maria Albanesi Born 8 October 1899 ( 1899-10-08 ) London, England Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Relatives Carlo Albanesi (father)
Effie Adelaide Rowlands (mother) Died December 9, 1923, Broadstairs, United Kingdom Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Movies The Romance of Old Bill, The Skin Game Parents Chevalier Carlo Albanesi, Effie Adelaide Rowlands Similar People Basil Dean, Winton Dean, George Pearson, Victoria Hopper | ||
Meggie Albanesi (8 October 1899—9 December 1923) was a British stage and film actress.
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Life and career
She was born Margherita Cecilia Brigida Lucia Maria Albanesi in London on 8 October 1899. Her mother was Effie Adelaide Rowlands, a writer, and her father was Chevalier Carlo Albanesi, an Italian violinist. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her film debut in 1919.
She enjoyed a successful theatre career, starring in plays such as John Galsworthy's The First and the Last opposite Owen Nares. She was soon being hailed by critics as one of the brightest prospects in British acting. However, after making just six films, Albanesi died at the age of 24 in Broadstairs, Kent, on 9 December 1923, allegedly as a result of an illegal abortion.
Albanesi had a relationship with the theatre and film producer Basil Dean who continued to be obsessed with her after her death. Dean was first attracted to his wife the actress Victoria Hopper because of her physical resemblance to Albanesi and cast her in a number of his productions. His final film as a director 21 Days was based on a play The First and the Last on which he had worked with Albanesi.