Mimi Aguglia
Born: 1884-12-20 in Catania, Sicily, Italy
Died: 1970-07-31
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia Mimi Aguglia (21 December 1884 – 31 July 1970) was an Italian actress, who was born in Catania, Sicily while her own mother, actress Giuseppina Aguglia, was playing Desdemona in Othello. She was doing warm up acts for her famous actress mother by the time she was five. She went on to tour both Italy and Europe and became an internationally famous theatrical actress in her own right. She was "discovered" by Hollywood and from the 1930s until her death was a much requested character actress in movies. Her daughter Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005) was also an actress.
Filmography
1957
1955
- The Rose Tattoo as Assunta
1952
- When in Rome as Rosa
1951
- Cuban Fireball as Señora Martinez
1950
- Right Cross as Mom Monterez
- Black Hand as Mrs. Sabballera
- Deported as Teresa Sparducci
- The Man Who Cheated Himself as Mrs. Capa
1949
- East Side, West Side as Grandma Senta (uncredited)
- That Midnight Kiss as Mamma Donnetti
1948
- Cry of the City as Mama Roma
1947
- Captain from Castile as Doña Hernandez (uncredited)
- Carnival in Costa Rica as Mama Castro
1945
- A Bell for Adano as Rosa Tomasino
- Anchors Aweigh as Old Lady (uncredited)
1943
- The Outlaw as Guadalupe
1933
- Una viuda romántica as Encarna