Maria Bice Valori | |
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) Valori and Gianrico Tedeschi on stage (1957) | |
| Born | 13 May 1927 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 17 March 1980 (aged 52) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Paolo Panelli (m. 1952; |
| Family | Aldo Valori (father) Michele Valori (brother) |
Maria Bice Valori (13 May 1927 – 17 March 1980) was an Italian actress, comedian and television and radio personality.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Valori studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1948.[1] The same year, she entered the stage company of the Piccolo Teatro of Rome directed by Orazio Costa.[1][2] After playing in several classics, Valori specialized as a comedic actress, and had her main successes in the musical theatre genre, notably appearing in Rugantino and Aggiungi un posto a tavola.[1][2] In films, she was a very active character actress, mainly cast in humorous roles.[1] Valori appeared often on television, as a comedian, a presenter and an actress in series and TV-movies of some success.[1][2] She also had a consistent success on radio, in which she created the character of "Sora Bice", a shrewish RAI telephone operator.[1][2] Valori often shared the scene with her husband, the actor and comedian Paolo Panelli, whom she had married in 1952.[1] Their daughter Alessandra is also an actress.[3] Valori died in 1980, aged 53, as a result of a tumor.[3]
Partial filmography
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- His Last Twelve Hours (1950) - Un testimone dell'incidente
- Accidents to the Taxes!! (1951) - Allieva del collegio
- Toto the Third Man (1951) - Luisa - la moglie di Pietro
- Seven Hours of Trouble (1951) - Maddalena - la balia
- Il padrone del vapore (1951) - Marga
- My Heart Sings (1951) - Liliana
- Inganno (1952) - Giustina
- Good Folk's Sunday (1953) - (uncredited)
- Siamo tutti inquilini (1953) - Una cameriera
- Marriage (1954) - Anna Snakina, l'ostetrica
- Papà Pacifico (1954) - Gina - the servant
- The Three Thieves (1954) - Amica di Doris
- The Belle of Rome (1955) - Suor Serafina
- La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955) - Giulietta's Sister
- Bravissimo (1955) - Soprano
- The Most Wonderful Moment (1957) - Carla
- Susanna Whipped Cream (1957) - Rossella
- Femmine tre volte (1957) - Katiuscia
- La zia d'America va a sciare (1957) - Faustina
- Maid, Thief and Guard (1958) - La contessa
- Le dritte (1958) - Edna Piselli
- Caporale di giornata (1958) - Gelsomina
- Mia nonna poliziotto (1958) - Francesca
- Le confident de ces dames (1959) - Lucienne
- Guardatele ma non toccatele (1959) - Irma, moglie di La Notte
- Tough Guys (1960) - Genzianetta
- Le signore (1960) - Nora
- Caccia al marito (1960) - Giuditta - the nursemaid
- Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960)
- Ferragosto in bikini (1960) - Gladys
- 5 marines per 100 ragazze (1961) - La direttrice
- Hercules in the Valley of Woe (1961)
- Scandali al mare (1961) - Beatrice Garfano'
- Mariti a congresso (1961)
- Adultero lui, adultera lei (1963) - L'avvocato difensore
- Le motorizzate (1963) - Lola Rossi (segment "La Roulotte Squillo")
- Salad by the Roots (1964) - Tante Ophélie (uncredited)
- Amori pericolosi (1964) - La domestica (segment "Il generale")
- Oltraggio al pudore (1964)
- Le sedicenni (1965)
- Rita the Mosquito (1966) - Luigina, the school director
- The Taming of the Shrew (1967) - The Widow
- Be Sick... It's Free (1968) - Amelia-Doctor Bui's Wife
- Gli infermieri della mutua (1969) - Dr. Venanzi
- Il suo nome è Donna Rosa (1969) - Donna Rosa
- Lisa dagli occhi blu (1970) - Mamma Coco Prandi
- Mezzanotte d'amore (1970) - Donna Rosa
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 359–360. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ a b c d Aggeo Savioli (18 March 1980). "Una simpatica burbera dalla voce grossa e dal cuore d'oro". L'Unità. p. 9.
- ^ a b e. b. (18 March 1980). "È morta Bice Valori; il teatro perde un volto della simpatia". La Stampa (61). p. 7.
External links
- Bice Valori at IMDb