Gabriella Andreini

Gabriella Andreini
Gabriella Andreini in 1975
Born
Gabriella Baistrocchi
16 April 1938
Naples, Italy
Died28 April 2024(2024-04-28) (aged 86)
Rome, Italy
OccupationsActress, voice actress
Years active1957–1980s

Gabriella Andreini (born Gabriella Baistrocchi; 16 April 1938 – 28 April 2024) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Active in cinema, television, and theatre from the late 1950s through the 1980s, she appeared in numerous films of the commedia all'italiana and adventure genres.[1][2][3]

Biography

Andreini was born in Naples on 16 April 1938. The daughter of an army general, she studied acting in Rome at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico.[4][5] Her early stage work included performances with the GassmanRandone company in Otello and with Alberto Lupo in Anton Chekhov's Platonov; she also appeared in the musical comedy Io e la margherita alongside Walter Chiari.[2][5]

She made her television debut in 1957 in Fermenti by Eugene O'Neill, directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. She later appeared in Un mese in campagna by Ivan Turgenev and in several episodes of Le inchieste del commissario Maigret, directed by Mario Landi.[1][5]

Film career

Her film career began in the early 1960s, with roles in historical and adventure films such as Invasion 1700 (1962), Toto vs. Maciste (1962), and Captain from Toledo (1965).

Andreini continued to work in cinema throughout the 1970s, with appearances in films such as Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1975) and the television miniseries Ma che cos'è questo amore (1979).[1][5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ abc"Gabriella Andreini". Cinematografo.it (in Italian). Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  2. ^ ab"Addio a Gabriella Andreini, attrice di cinema e teatro". La Repubblica (in Italian). 29 April 2024.
  3. ^"Necrologio Gabriella Andreini". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 29 April 2024.
  4. ^"Scheda teatro" (in Italian). Venice Biennale. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  5. ^ abcdPoppi, Roberto (2003). "Andreini, Gabriella". Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le Attrici. Gremese Editore. pp. 12–3. ISBN 888440214X.