[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Maria Teresa Costamagna was born in Piedmont, Italy on September 24, 1889. Coming from the Piedmontese dialect theater, in 1909 Costamagna now in her early twenties began in the cinema, when she was hired by Itala Film initially as an "extra", and then began to play more significant roles starting in 1911 such as in the film “Triste fascino”. The following year she was hired by another Turin company, Savoia Film, in which she began to play leading roles and acquired a lot of notoriety, having starred in films such as “Herodias” (1912), “In hoc signo vinces” and “Satanella” (1913). She appeared in over 35 films using the stage name Adriana Costamgna.
She thus became one of the main interpreters of Savoia Film, she was cast in the film “The Mystery of Jack Hilton”, in which numerous ferocious animals appeared. Costamagna refused a stunt double but on October 16, 1913, during filming, she was attacked by a leopard. From the accident, although severely disfigured and receiving deep scratches all over her body, she managed to survive. Despite the serious accident, Costamagna continued her career, which ended on the eve of the twenties.
She died in Rome on October 1, 1958, a week after turning 69.
Adriana’s only Euro-western was as Luisa in 1913’s “Nel vortice del destino”.
COSTAMAGNA, Adriana
(Maria Teresa Costamagna) [9/24/1889, Piedmont, Italy – 10/1/1958, Rome,
Lazio, Italy] – film actress.
Nel vortice del
destino – 1913 (Luisa)
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