Ave Ninchi
Biography
Ave Maria Ninchi (14 December 1914 – 10 November 1997) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included Tomorrow Is Too Late (1949) and Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971) and Lacombe Lucien (1974).
Ninchi has worked with some of Italy's top movie stars, including Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, Marcello Mastroianni, Alberto Sordi, and Gina Lollobrigida; her performances playing in duo with Aldo Fabrizi and Totò are particularly memorable. Her television career was at its peak during the 1960s and 1970s when she was appearing in some of Italy's top-rated series.
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Full filmography
- Purple Noon (1960) as Signora Gianna
- Murmur of the Heart (1971) as Augusta
- The Nun's Story (1959) as Sister Bernard (uncredited)
- Flesh Will Surrender (1947) as Emilia Canale
- House of Cards (1968) as Signora Orragi
- Pulp (1972) as Fat Chambermaid
- Lacombe, Lucien (1974) as Mme Georges
- Nel mondo di Alice (1974) as La regina di cuori
- The Bigamist (1956) as Mrs. Masetti / Missis Masetti
- Difficult Years (1948) as Rosina Piscitello
- Les Bonnes Femmes (1960) as Madame Louise
- Totò Seeks Peace (1954) as Gemma Torresi
- Cops and Robbers (1951) as Giovanna Bottoni
- Serenata amara (1952) as La madre die Mario
- Toto and the Women (1952) as Giovanna Scaparro
- Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950) as Signora Berardi
- The Walls of Malapaga (1949) as Maria
- Air of Paris (1954) as Angela Posi
- Gli italiani e le donne (1962) as la moglie di Cesare
- Angelina (1947) as Carmela
- Yvonne of the Night (1949) as Rudegarda, la padrona del ristorante
- Paris Is Always Paris (1951) as Elvira de Angelis
- Teresa (1951) as Sra. Russo
- Venetian Honeymoon (1959) as Yolanda