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Ania Pieroni | |
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| Born | February 28, 1957 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–1985 |
| Spouse | Gennaro Moccia (m. 2001) |
| Children | 5 |
Ania Pieroni is a former Italian actress, known for The House by the Cemetery (1981), Tenebrae (1982) and Inferno (1980). [1] [2] [3] [4]
Pieroni started her film career by taking a small part in the 1978 Alberto Lattuada film Stay as You Are . [5] She also starred as a mysterious music student in the 1980 horror film Inferno by Dario Argento, and worked with him again playing a shoplifter in Tenebrae two years later. Her most famous role however was in the 1981 Lucio Fulci film The House by the Cemetery as the ill-fated babysitter Ann. Her last film was Fracchia contro Dracula , released in 1985.
Pieroni was offered to reprise the role of Mater Lachrymarum in Argento's 2007 film The Mother of Tears , but turned it down.[ citation needed ]
From 1985 to 1991, she was the director for a local TV station called GBR.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1978 | Stay as You Are | Cecilia |
| 1979 | Velvet Hands | Maggie |
| 1980 | Inferno | Musical student (Mater Lachrymarum) |
| 1981 | The House by the Cemetery | Ann |
| 1981 | Miracoloni | Maddalena |
| 1982 | Tenebrae | Elsa Manni |
| 1982 | Count Tacchia | Duchess Elisa Savelli |
| 1984 | Signore e signori | Carlotta |
| 1985 | Mai con le donne | Lisa |
| 1985 | Fracchia contro Dracula | Countess Oniria |
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