Anita Zagaria

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Anita Zagaria
Born (1954-06-27) 27 June 1954 (age 70)
OccupationActress
Years active1982-present

Anita Zagaria (born 27 June 1954) is an Italian actress. [1] She has appeared in more than eighty films and TV series since 1982.

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Selected filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 Zone Troopers Dream girl
1986 The Professor Anna
1989 Queen of Hearts Rosa
1993 Flight of the Innocent
1995 La scuola
1998 The Legend of 1900
2001 Unfair Competition
2003 Break Free
Under the Tuscan Sun
2006 Notte prima degli esami Massi's mother
2009La fisica dell'acqua
TV
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Un medico in famiglia Nilde Martini
2000 Padre Pio: Miracle Man
2006 Butta la luna
2020 The Flight Attendant Enrico's NonnaEpisode 8 [2]

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References

  1. "Anita Zagaria". BFI. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017.
  2. The Flight Attendant, Episodes: 103 & 108, Italy, Production Service Network, retrieved 1 April 2021