Anita Durante, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anita Durante

Italian actress (1897-1994)

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1897

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 02-May-1994

Profession: performing artist, stage actor, film actor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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.