Irene Genna (4 January 1931 – 6 February 1986) was a Greek-born Italian film and television actress.

Irene Genna
Born	(1931-01-04)4 January 1931 Athens
Died	6 February 1986(1986-02-06) (aged 55) Rome
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Amedeo Nazzari
Children	Evelina Nazzari (actress)

Life and career

Born in Athens by an Italian father and a Greek mother, Genna made her high school studies in Greece, then she moved to Italy with her family.[1] In Rome she enrolled at the school of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and she followed the acting courses held by actress Teresa Franchini.[1]

Genna debuted at a very young age in Mario Mattoli's The Two Orphans.[1] She had her breakout in 1949, with Renato Castellani's neorealist post-war drama It's Forever Springtime, in which she also had her first major role.[1] In spite of the critical appreciation she received, Genna's career mainly continued in less ambitious productions, including several RAI TV-series.[1] In 1957 Genna married Amedeo Nazzari with whom she had a daughter, Evelina, also an actress, and she retired from show business.[1][2]

Selected filmography

• It's Forever Springtime (1950)
• The Bread Peddler (1950)
• Born of Unknown Father (1950)
• Verginità (1952)
• Papà ti ricordo (1952)
• Martin Toccaferro (1953)
• Verdi, the King of Melody (1953)
• Past Lovers (1953)
• Finalmente libero! (1954)
• The Slave of Sin (1954)

References

External links

• Irene Genna at IMDb