Occupation Actress Ex-spouse Franco Langella Role Film actress | Name Tecla Scarano Years active 1937-1966 | |
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Born 20 August 1894 ( 1894-08-20 ) Naples, Italy Died December 22, 1978, Naples, Italy Parents Anna Scarano, Giovanni Moretti Movies Marriage Italian Style, Yesterday - Today and Tomorrow, Bellissima, The Gold of Naples, Il medico dei pazzi Similar People Vittorio De Sica, Mario Mattoli, Carlo Ponti, Luigi Zampa, Camillo Mastrocinque |
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Tecla Scarano (20 August 1894 – 22 December 1978) was an Italian actress and singer. She appeared in 34 films between 1937 and 1966.
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Life and career
Born in Naples, the daughter of tenor Giovanni Moretti and operetta singer Anna Scarano, she started performing as a child actress at 9 years old and as a singer aged 10 years old. At fifteen years old, Scarano was already well known in Naples as a café-chantant singer and actress, specialized in the repertoires of Luisella Viviani and Elvira Donnarumma.
Filmography
Actress
1978
Diario di un giudice (TV Mini Series) as
Madre Andrea
- Episode #1.3 (1978) - Madre Andrea
- Episode #1.2 (1978) - Madre Andrea
1966
Don Giacinto a forza (TV Movie) as
Donna Sinuccia
1966
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand as
Zia Rosa Cimmaruta
1966
I nostri mariti as
Aunt Bice (segment "Il marito di Olga")
1966
Una questione d'onore as
Efisio's mother
1966
The Wedding March as
Suocera
1965
Te lo leggo negli occhi as
Filomena
1965
Made in Italy as
His Mother (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 1")
1965
Letti sbagliati as
Maurizio's Mother-in-law (segment "Quel porco di Maurizio")
1964
Marriage Italian Style as
Rosalia
1963
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow as
Verace's sister (segment "Adelina")
1961
Solitudine as
Donna Pina
1959
Perfide.... ma belle as
Donna Tecla
1957
La trovatella di Pompei as
Donna Nunziata
1957
Primo applauso as
Yvonne
1957
The Lady Doctor as
Zia Ada Barbalunga
1956
Te stò aspettanno as
Marchesa Tina
1956
Alone in the Streets as
Step-Mother
1956
L'alfiere (TV Mini Series) as
Zi' Rosa
- Episode #1.4 (1956) - Zi' Rosa
- Episode #1.2 (1956) - Zi' Rosa
1955
Scapricciatiello as
Assunta, Renato's servant
1954
The Gold of Naples as
Un amico di Peppino (segment "Pizze a credito")
1954
An American in Rome as
Spettatrice alla TV (uncredited)
1954
Frisky as
Teresinella
1954
Il medico dei pazzi as
La moglie di Felice
1953
Balocchi e profumi
1953
Soli per le strade
1953
...e Napoli canta! as
Donna Concetta
1952
Il tallone di Achille as
Stella Piccola
1951
Beautiful as
Tilde Spernanzoni
1950
Lo zappatore
1949
L'acqua li portò via
1949
La figlia del peccato as
Anna Jervolino
1943
The Children Are Watching Us as
La signora Resta
1937
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo
1937
It Was I as
Fiammetta's mother
Self
1926
When Naples Sings (Documentary short)
References
Tecla Scarano Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA