Giuditta Rissone

Giuditta Rissone (28 August 1895 – 31 May 1977) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 25 films between 1933 and 1966. She was born in Genoa and died in Rome. In 1937 in Asti, in the Montferrat region of Piemont she became the wife of actor-director Vittorio De Sica. Her brother Checco Rissone was also an actor.

Selected filmography

Everybody's Secretary (1933) The Missing Treaty (1933) – Miss Alice Baskerville Bad Subject (1933) – Susanna, Willy's sister Giallo (1934) – (uncredited) I Love You Only (1936) – Carlotta Lohengrin (1936) – Marianna These Children (1937) – Aunt Lucia Triumph of Love (1938) – Aunt Lucia At Your Orders, Madame (1939) – Evelina Watron La fanciulla di Portici (1940) – Marchioness Del Vasto Schoolgirl Diary (1941) – boarding school director The Adventuress from the Floor Above (1941) – Clara Marchini Teresa Venerdì (1941) – governess Anna Invisible Chains (1942) – Mrs. Matilde Silvagni Love Story (1942) Nothing New Tonight (1942) – Clelia, the landlady Four Steps in the Clouds (1942) – Clara Bianchi Two Suffer Better Than One (1943) – Mrs. Barduzzi Lively Teresa (1943) – Matilde Mari, Alberto's mother No Turning Back (1945) – Dora Belluzzi Eugenie Grandet (1946) – Eugenia's mother Toto Tours Italy (1948) – Mrs. Casamandrei Torment (1950) – Mother Celeste 8½ (1963) – Guido's mother La ragazza in prestito (1964) – Mario's mother (final film role)