Pina Cei

Pina Cei (born Giuseppina Casini; 13 June 1904 – 1 February 2000) was an Italian stage, film and television actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1933 to 1995.

Pina Cei
Cei in 1969
Born	13 June 1904 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died	1 February 2000(2000-02-01) (aged 95) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1934–1995

Life and career

The daughter of the stage actress Luisa Cei, she made her theatrical debut in 1922, in the company of Raffaele Niccoli.^[1] She later worked in several high-profile stage companies, including Emma Gramatica's and Ruggero Ruggeri's, until 1942, when she founded her own stage company.^[1] She made her film debut in 1933, in Villafranca, in which she is credited as Pia Torriani (from her husband's surname).^[1] Her younger sister Dory was also an actress.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1934	Villafranca	principessa Clotilde di Savoia
1935	Maestro Landi	Sua moglie
1958	Camping	Mother of Nino and Valeria
1958	La Gioconda
1968	Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare
1973	Love and Anarchy	Madame Aïda
1974	Nipoti miei diletti	Elisabetta's housekeeper
1976	The Mistress Is Served	Countess Fanny
1977	Cara sposa	Elvira
1982	La Traviata	Annina
1983	A Joke of Destiny	Donna Sofia
1985	Scandalous Gilda	Hilda
1986	Open Sesame		TV series
1987	Dark Eyes	Elisa's Mother
1990	Tre colonne in cronaca	Margherita
1991	The Party's Over	Nonna Zaira
1994	Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima
1994	OcchioPinocchio	Colomba