Lina Marengo

Lina Marengo (19 January 1911 – 6 February 1987) was an Italian character actress. She played in over 30 films, and was most active between 1938 and 1943.

Biography Marengo was born in Rome

Characterized by a slightly hoarse voice, she was mainly active in humorous roles, and was often typecast as a spinster or a gossiping woman. She was in four films directed by De Sica, including Teresa Venerdì (1941). Her final film was La passeggiata, directed by Renato Rascel, and starring Renato Rascel, Valentina Cortese, and Paolo Stoppa.

Marengo was also active in theater, though in supporting roles.

She died in Rome.

Partial filmography Casta Diva (1935) Adam's Tree (1936) La vedova (1939) Kean (1940) Lucrezia Borgia (1940) Teresa Venerdì (1941) È caduta una donna (1941) Non ti pago! (1942) I due Foscari (1942) L'ippocampo (1943) Domani è troppo tardi (1950) La passeggiata (1953)