Irene Genna | |
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| Born | 4 January 1931 Athens, Greece |
| Died | 6 February 1986 (aged 55) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Amedeo Nazzari |
| Children | Evelina Nazzari (actress) |
Irene Genna (4 January 1931 – 6 February 1986) was a Greek-born Italian film and television actress.
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]