Pina Cei

Pina Cei (born Giuseppina Casini; 13 June 1904 – 1 February 2000) was an Italian stage, film and television actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1933 to 1995.

Life and career The daughter of the stage actress Luisa Cei, she made her theatrical debut in 1922, in the company of Raffaele Niccoli. She later worked in several high-profile stage companies, including Emma Gramatica's and Ruggero Ruggeri's, until 1942, when she founded her own stage company. She made her film debut in 1933, in Villafranca, in which she is credited as Pia Torriani (from her husband's surname). Her younger sister Dory was also an actress.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1934 Villafranca principessa Clotilde di Savoia 1935 Maestro Landi Sua moglie 1958 Camping Mother of Nino and Valeria 1958 La Gioconda 1968 Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare 1973 Love and Anarchy Madame Aïda 1974 Nipoti miei diletti Elisabetta's housekeeper 1976 The Mistress Is Served Countess Fanny 1977 Cara sposa Elvira 1982 La Traviata Annina 1983 A Joke of Destiny Donna Sofia 1985 Scandalous Gilda Hilda 1986 Open Sesame TV series 1987 Dark Eyes Elisa's Mother 1990 Tre colonne in cronaca Margherita 1991 The Party's Over Nonna Zaira 1994 Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima 1994 OcchioPinocchio Colomba