Anna Demetrio
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Anna Demetrio.
Born: November 8, 1890
Place of Birth: Roma, Lazio, Italy
Known For
Silly Billies
The boys are a dentist and his assistant traveling to the Old West to open a new practice. Once in town, they buy a business--only to wake up the next day and see that the entire population of this bustling town had left for the California gold fields early that morning! Then, they discover an evil plot to sell out these settlers to some hostile Indians, so they spring to the rescue.
Born to Be Wild
Truck drivers Steve Hackett and Bill Purvis are fired from their jobs with the West Coast Trucking company for not using second-gear going down steep grades. Davis, the company vice-president, surprisingly asks them to carry a load of merchandise to Arrowhead and offers a $1000 bonus. He tells them it is a load of lettuce. Several miles out of Los Angelese, they are stopped by a mob of lettuce-farm workers on strike. When the first crate is tossed off the truck, it explodes and the two pals learn their merchandise is a cargo of dynamite. The workers let them proceed and they crash into a car driven by Mary Stevens, whom they had met at a restaurant. She and her dog, "Butch" (played by a Credited dog named Stooge), join them and they deliver their cargo, and learn unscrupulous real-estate operators have jammed the locks on the dam in order to ruin the ranchers and farmers and take over their property.
Show Boat
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Dragon Seed
Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against the Japanese invaders.
Next Time We Love
A young married couple's relationship becomes strained when he is assigned overseas as a foreign correspondent and she becomes a major stage star.
The Big Store
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
The Crusades
King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.
Idiot's Delight
A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
It's a Date
An aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more seasoned performer, expects the same part. The situation is further complicated when they both become involved with the same man.
September Affair
An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren't on the plane. This gives them the opportunity to live together free from their previous lives. Unfortunately, this artificial arrangement leads to greater and greater stress. Eventually the situation collapses when they come to pursue their original, individual interests without choosing a common path.
Filmography
as Maria
as Rosita
as Senora Rosa - Italian Woman (as Ann Demetrio)
as Rosa
as Wu Sao
as Latona
as Angela Styx
as Madame Finchon
as Maria
as Elena
as Gertie - the Cook (uncredited)
as Señora Ramos, Roberto's Mother
as Fat Maria
as Dolores
as The Dueña [unconfirmed]
as Fat Italian Woman on Train
as Elena
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
as Fat Woman (uncredited)
as Cristobella
as Panamanian Lottery Ticket Seller
as Brazilian Opera Troupe (uncredited)
as Humming Bird
as Madame Donato
as Duenna
as Mama Vinocchio
as Mrs. Gallotti
as Italian Diner