Regina Bianchi died today April 5, 2013, at the age of 92 in her sleep
at her home in Rome, Italy. An
unforgettable performer and among the most popular actresses of the Neapolitan
theater, she was born Regina D'Antigny on January 1, 1921 in Lecce, Apulia, Italy. A great theater actress
she worked with Eduardo and Peppino De Filippo. She will always be remembered
for her performance in Filumena Marturano, replacing Titina De Filippo. She
left show business for 14 years to raise two daughters she had with director
Goffredo Alessandrini although the couple never married. She returned to appear
in several large budget films such as “The Last Judgement” (1961) by Vittorio
De Sica, “The Four Days in Naples” (1962) by Nanni Loy, for which she won the
silver Ribbon, “Kaos” (1984) by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani and “Il giudice
ragazzino” (1994) by Alessandro Di Robilant. During her career she also on TV
in series such as ‘I grandi camaleonti’ by Edmo Fenoglio (1964) and ‘Jesus of
Nazareth’ (1977) by Franco Zeffirelli. In 1996 she was awarded the title of
Grand Officer of the Republic for artistic merit. Bianchi appeared in one
Euro-western “Blood Red Rose” (1939).
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