Portrait of Anna Magnani

Acting

Anna Magnani

Career

Active from 1934 to 2009, with a break from 1973 to 1997, busiest in 1946 and 1948 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rome, Open City
Rome, Open City
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anna Magnani Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Post-War Italy 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Italian Neorealism 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Italian Cinema 5
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Tragedy 3
  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 70
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Quand Jean devint Renoir (2017)

as Camilla (archive footage)

Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

as Maddalena Cecconi (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000s

5 titles · average score 72
Rossellini and the City
Rossellini and the City (2009)

as (archive footage)

Anna Magnani - Recitare la verità
Anna Magnani - Recitare la verità (2008)

as (archive footage)

My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Pina (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bellissime
Bellissime (2004)

as (archive footage)

Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album
Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album (2003)

as Gioia (archive footage)

1990s

2 titles
Rossellini Under the Volcano
Rossellini Under the Volcano (1998)

as Maddalena Natoli (archive footage)

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994)

as Serafina Delle Rose / Lady Torrance (archive footage)

1970s

6 titles · average score 71
1870
1870 (1972)

as Teresa Parenti

Roma
Roma (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Anna Magnani

The Automobile
The Automobile (1971)

as Anna

Tre donne - La sciantosa
Tre donne - La sciantosa (1971)

as Flora Torres

Tre donne - 1943: Un incontro
Tre donne - 1943: Un incontro (1971)

as Jolanda

The Secret of Santa Vittoria
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

as Rosa

1960s

5 titles · average score 71
Made in Italy
Made in Italy (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Adelina (segment "5 'La Famiglia', episode 3")

Josefa's Loot
Josefa's Loot (1963)

as Josefa

Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma (1962)
GoodWatch score 88

as Mamma Roma

The Fugitive Kind
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lady Torrance

The Passionate Thief
The Passionate Thief (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gioia 'Tortorella' Fabbricotti

1950s

10 titles · average score 71
Hell in the City
Hell in the City (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

as Egle

Wild Is the Wind
Wild Is the Wind (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Gioa

The Awakening
The Awakening (1956)

as suor Letizia

The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

as Serafina Delle Rose

We, the Women
We, the Women (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Anna (segment "Anna Magnani")

The Golden Coach
The Golden Coach (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

as Camilla

Bellissima
Bellissima (1952)
GoodWatch score 82

as Maddalena Cecconi

Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi
Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi (1952)

as Anita Garibaldi

Vulcano
Vulcano (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Maddalena Natoli

The Ways of Love
The Ways of Love (1950)

as Nannina

1940s

22 titles · average score 69
L'Amore
L'Amore (1948)
GoodWatch score 69

as Woman on the Phone (segment "Una voce umana") / Nannina (segment "Il miracolo")

Unknown Men of San Marino
Unknown Men of San Marino (1948)

as Liana, la prostituta

Woman Trouble
Woman Trouble (1948)
GoodWatch score 68

as Linda Bertoni

Angelina
Angelina (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Angelina Bianchi

The Bandit
The Bandit (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lidia

Revenge
Revenge (1946)

as Adele Vicarelli

Peddlin' in Society
Peddlin' in Society (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gioconda Perfetti

Before Him All Rome Trembled
Before Him All Rome Trembled (1946)

as Ada

Rome, Open City
Rome, Open City (1945)
GoodWatch score 92

as Pina

La vita è bella
La vita è bella (1943)

as Virginia

The Peddler and the Lady
The Peddler and the Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Elide

Luck Comes from Heaven
Luck Comes from Heaven (1942)

as Zizì

1930s

6 titles
Princess Tarakanova
Princess Tarakanova (1938)

as Marietta, la cameriera

30 Seconds of Love
30 Seconds of Love (1936)

as Gertrude Siriani, la sorella zitella di Tullio

Cavalleria
Cavalleria (1936)

as Fanny

Quei due
Quei due (1935)

as Pierotta

The Blind Woman of Sorrento
The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1934)

as Anna, la sua amante

Full Speed
Full Speed (1934)

as Emilia - la cameriera