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Renata Vanni

1909 – 2004

Italian-born American film actress

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About Renata Vanni

Lived 1909 – 2004 (aged 94). Renata Vanni was an Italian actor, television actor and film actor.

Renata Vanni (12 October 1909 – 19 February 2004) was an Italian-born American film actress. She was better known for the films Pay or Die, A Patch of Blue and Lady in White.

Filmography El Paso (1949) as Lupita Montez (uncredited) The Doctor and the Girl (1949) as Mrs. Crisani, Tony's Mother (uncredited) Stop That Cab (1951) as Josephine Moscadella Strictly Dishonorable (1951) as Mrs. Peccatori (uncredited) Westward the Women (1951) as Mrs. Moroni When in Rome (1952) as Mrs. Maroni (uncredited) Trouble Along the Way (1953) as Maria's Italian Mother (uncredited) The Command (1954) as Mrs. Pellegrini (uncredited) Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) as Anna (uncredited) The Seven Little Foys (1955) as Ballerina Mistress in Milan (uncredited) It's Always Fair Weather (1955) as Mother (uncredited) Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) as Anna Amato Serenade (1956) as Village Woman (uncredited) The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) as Italian Farmer's Wife (uncredited) Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) Minor Role (uncredited) Four Girls in Town (1957) as Rosa (uncredited) Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) as Maid (uncredited) The Midnight Story (1957) as Señora Bergatina (uncredited) The Hard Man (1957) as Juanita The Walter Winchell File (1958, TV Series) as Maria The Beat Generation (1959) as Mrs. Rosa Costa (uncredited) The Jayhawkers! (1959) as Indian Woman Pay or Die (1960) as Mom Saulino Frontier Uprising (1961) as Augustina The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 2 Episode 9: "The Dividing Wall") as Woman Customer Perry Mason (1964, S8E6, The Case of the Nautical Knot) as Rosa Martinez The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Weeping Woman (uncredited) A Patch of Blue (1965) as Mrs. Favaloro Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) as Chianti Woman (uncredited) A Dream of Kings (1969) as Mrs. Falconis The Last Porno Flick (1974) as Concetta Murder in the First Person Singular (1974, TV Movie) as Mrs. Montopollis Once Is Not Enough (1975) as Maria I Will... I Will... For Now (1976) as Receptionist Fatso (1980) as Zi Marie The Idolmaker (1980) as Mrs. Bevaloqua Margin for Murder (1981, TV Movie) as Mama De Fellita Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988, TV Movie) Lady in White (1988) as Mama Assunta Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989) as Donna Toscana (final film role)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Renata Vanni?

Italian-born American film actress

When was Renata Vanni born?

Renata Vanni was born on 12 October 1909 in Naples.

When did Renata Vanni die?

Renata Vanni died on 19 February 2004 in Los Angeles.

What was Renata Vanni's occupation?

Renata Vanni was an actor, television actor and film actor.

What nationality was Renata Vanni?

Renata Vanni was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Renata Vanni

· Wikidata: Q20742238

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