Elena Zareschi

Elena Zareschi (23 July 1916 – 31 July 1999) was an Italian stage, television and film actress.

Elena Zareschi
Born	Elina Lazzareschi (1916-07-23)23 July 1916 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	31 July 1999(1999-07-31) (aged 83) Lucca, Italy
Occupation	Actress

Life and career

Born Elina Lazzareschi in Buenos Aires to Italian parents from Lucca, Zareschi moved to Rome in the mid-1930s and enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in 1937.^[1][2] In the same year, she made her film debut in the drama L’ultima nemica.^[1][2] While she had few opportunities in films, Zareschi was very active on stage, where she debuted in 1939, as well as in television films and series.^[1][2]

Partial filmography

• Everybody's Woman (1934)
• The Last Enemy (1938)
• Ultima giovinezza (1939) – Yvonne
• Sei bambine ed il Perseo (1940) – Vivalda
• L'ultima nemica (1940) – Isa Fleur
• Merchant of Slaves (1942) – Francesca
• M.A.S. (1942) – L'attrice, amica di Brera
• Don Giovanni (1942) – Elvira
• Jealousy (1942) – Zosima Munoz
• Rita of Cascia (1943) – Rita da Cascia
• Peccatori (1945)
• I contrabbandieri del mare (1948) – Stella
• The Earth Cries Out (1949) – Ada
• Shadows on the Grand Canal (1951)
• Ulysses (1954) – Cassandra
• Il conte Aquila (1955) – Imperatrice Austriaca
• The Mysteries of Paris (1957) – Matilde
• Herod the Great (1959) – Alexandra
• Le sorprese dell'amore (1959) – Carlotta
• The Cossacks (1960) – Patima
• The Warrior Empress (1960) – Sibilla
• Silver Spoon Set (1960) – Actress (uncredited)
• Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960) – Queen Pasifae
• Invasion 1700 (1962) – Princess Kinzevich
• Un colpo al cuore (1970)
• La lunga ombra del lupo (1971) – Countess Balestrieri