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Paola Pezzaglia or Paolina Pezzaglia or Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (Milan, September 13, 1889 - Florence, December 17, 1925) was an Italian theatre and film actress. Her family name was Pezzaglia, although the variant spelling Pazzaglia is also found in some documents and sources. Pezzaglia was the only daughter of the VIP hair-stylist Gerolamo Pezzaglia.〔Alessandro Gandini, Luigi Francesco Valdrighi Giorgio Ferrari Moreni, ''Cronistoria dei teatri di Moderna dal 1539 al 1871'', Modena, Tipografia Sociale, 1873.〕 Her uncle was the actor and "capocomico" Angelo Pezzaglia,〔Francesco Possenti, ''I teatri del primo '900'', Roma, Orsa Maggiore, 1984.〕 who induced her as a small child to start acting on stage.〔(Archivio Pezzaglia-Greco, chapters 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 ).〕 At the age of 4 she already enchanted her public in theatre, and she grew up as a popular actress, with the interpretation of more than 120 theatrical pieces in Italy, Swiss, Tunis, Spain and Egypt. She was first star in the famous Ermete Zacconi's "Compagnia", which was highly successful.〔''L'Argante - Giornale Teatrale'', Milano, June 8th, 1911.〕 In 1908 she married the actor Antonio Greco, and they had a son, Ruggero. Antonio died in 1913, at 28.〔''Il Cittadino'', daily newspaper, Savona, April 13th, 1909.〕 In 1914 Pezzaglia played the character of ''Sofia'' in the film ''Il fornaretto di Venezia'', directed by Luigi Maggi.〔(IMDb Internet Movie Database ).〕 In 1918 she was ''Biribì'' in the four-film serial movie ''Il mistero dei Montfleury''. In 1918 she performed also in La capanna dello zio Tom, directed by Riccardo Tolentino, and ''Le peripezie dell'emulo di Fortunello e compagni'', directed by Cesare Zocchi Collani, playing the character of ''Madama Girasole''.〔(IMDb Internet Movie Database ).〕 She was a nonconformist artist, playing also male or grotesque characters. Great in the drama as in the comedy, she was an actress and a woman really forward-looking.〔''Gazzetta del Popolo'', daily newspaper, September 29th, 1913.〕 In 1920 she had a daughter, Anna, with the actor-producer Luigi (Luis) Mottura, 12 years younger, never getting married with him.〔(Archivio Pezzaglia-Greco, chapters 19 - 21 - 22 ).〕 In 1921 she was in the cast of ''La vendetta dello scemo'', directed by Umberto Mucci.〔(IMDb Internet Movie Database ).〕 Pezzaglia continued acting on stage till the end of her short life, when, during a successful theatrical season, she died of pneumonia in Florence, at the age of 36.〔''Il Risveglio'', monthly, Firenze, January 15th, 1926.〕 She is resting in the Trespiano Cemetery, Florence, Italy. The story of her life is told in the website "Archivio Pezzaglia-Greco" ("Pezzaglia-Greco Archive") by her grandson Gianni Greco, an Italian writer and radio-TV anchorman, with a lot of unpublished documents and photos. And in 2013 the Pezzaglia-Greco Archive was declared "of historical interest particularly important" by the Italian Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism.〔(Pezzaglia-Greco Archive ).〕 == Filmography == *''Il fornaretto di Venezia'' (1914) *''La capanna dello zio Tom'' (1918) *''Le peripezie dell'emulo di Fortunello e compagni'' (1918) *''Il mistero dei Montfleury'' (1918), serial movie in four full-length films: *''Il campo maledetto'' *''I bimbi di nessuno'' *''La sagra dei martiri'' *''Il giardino del silenzio'' *''La vendetta dello scemo'' (1921) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paola Pezzaglia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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