Sarah Ferrati

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Sarah Ferrati
Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Italia, 1954) - BEIC 6341369.jpg
Ferrati photographed by Paolo Monti (1954)
Born9 December 1909 (1909-12-09)
Prato, Kingdom of Italy
Died3 March 1982(1982-03-03) (aged 72)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Sarah Ferrati (9 December 1909 - 3 March 1982), sometimes spelled Sara Ferrati, was an Italian actress, mainly active on stage.

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Life and career

Born in Prato, Ferrati studied acting at the Accademia dei Fidenti  [ it ] in Florence, graduating in 1926. [1] [2] She made her stage debut in 1928 with the theatre company of Luigi Carini  [ it ]. In 1930 she joined the theatre company of husband and wife team Wanda Capodaglio and Uberto Palmarini  [ it ]; serving as both a second leading actress for that company and as the ingénue. In 1931 she led her own company, but it was not a success and disbanded after only a few months. [1]

Ferrati became a lead actress at the Salone Margherita (Roma)  [ it ] in 1932. [1] She had her breakout working at the Teatro Eliseo in plays directed by Orazio Costa and Ettore Giannini. [3] She worked on stage with prominent directors including Luchino Visconti, Franco Zeffirelli, Giorgio Strehler, Jacques Copeau, Max Reinhardt, Renato Simoni, Gianfranco De Bosio. [1] In 1948 she married the opera singer Luigi Infantino. [1] In the 1950s and 1960s she had an intense television career, working with Vittorio Cottafavi, Anton Giulio Majano, Daniele D'Anza, Silverio Blasi, Sandro Bolchi, Mario Landi, among others. [1] [2] Her last appearance was in 1979, in the Augusto Novelli's comedy play Gallina vecchia. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Emanuela Del Monaco (1996). "Ferrati, Sara". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani , Volume 46. Treccani.
  2. 1 2 Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. "Ferrati, Sarah". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. p. 248. ISBN   881150466X.
  3. ↑ Guido Davico Bonino (5 March 1982). "E' morta Sarah Ferrati: il teatro ebbe da lei intelligenza e sarcasmo". La Stampa . No. 48. p. 17. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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