Ave Ninchi
Acting
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. Source: Article "Ave Ninchi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born: December 14, 1915
Place of Birth: Ancona, Italy
Known For
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully
SuperTotò
After an introduction consisting of a series of close-ups of Totò, the anthology presents clips from films performed by the late comedian actor, collected in chapters.
Difficult Years
Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle. By the end of the war, Aldo has found the courage to stand up for his beliefs, but by then it is too late.
Purple Noon
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
Cops and Robbers
Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.
Flesh Will Surrender
Giovanni used to be a humble, mild-mannered government clerk whose life was turned upside down when he met Giulio, a notorious forger who at once set about manipulating the over-confident man. Giovanni did what he should never have done: he associated himself with the crook. Giulio soon laid hands on Giovanni's money, ruined his career and manhandled him into marrying his own mistress, the beautiful Ginevra. It was of course an unhappy marriage but Giovanni found a little solace when his son Ciro was born. Seven years later though, Wanzer resurfaced...
I prepotenti
Cesare, from Rome, and Mimì, from Naples, don't agree with their children marriage, so the young couple runs away from their home.
The Nun's Story
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
To Live in Peace
An American prisoner, hidden by some Umbrian farmers, meets, drunk, with a German soldier who is also drunk. The two believe that the war is over and embrace each other emotionally. But it is not so and soon the cannon will thunder. Uncle Tigna, who was hiding the prisoner and two of his companions, will fall victim to the Nazis.
Lacombe, Lucien
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Filmography
as La regina di cuori
as Mme Georges
as Fat Chambermaid
as Adele
as Annunziata Caccavallo
as Augusta
as Signora Orragi
as Shop owner
as Cesira
as Cuoca Cesira
as contessa Corinna Salimbeni
as Adelina Borletti (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
as Madre di Gabriella
as Sister Teresa (segment "Carmelitane Sprint")
as la moglie di Cesare
as Doorkeeper Adelina
as Margherita
as l'indovina Ecubona
as Adele
as Olga Cappelli
as Ines
as zia Gaspara
as Mattea Tornabuoni
as Donna Celestina
as Madame Louise
as Signora Gianna
as Sora Nole
as Sister Bernard (uncredited)
as Clelia Pinelli
as Yolanda
as Angelica Allegri
as Clelia Pinelli
as Agrippina Scuoffolo
as Beatrice
as Assunta Santini
as Mrs. Masetti / Missis Masetti
as Signorina Mattei
as Gemma Torresi
as Angela Posi
as Cecilia
as Zia Bettina
as Anastasia Scingalova, la madre della sposa
as Donna Filomena
as La sorella del giudice
as Elvira
as Giovanna Scaparro
as La madre die Mario
as Signora Narducci
as Aglae Tricoin
as Margherita, moglie di Giuseppe
as Margherita, moglie di Giuseppe
as Madre di Marisa
as Margherita, moglie di Giuseppe
as Locusta
as Giovanna Bottoni
as la nounou
as The Nanny
as Elvira de Angelis
as Cornelia
as Sra. Russo
as Amalia
as Signora Berardi
as Dolores
as La zia
as Fernanda Meloni
as Caterina
as Housekeeper
as Rudegarda, la padrona del ristorante
as Evelina
as Maria
as Iris
as Gaetana
as Rosina Piscitello
as Adele Bordoni
as Mrs. Serra
as La signora Mancini
as Carmela
as Mrs. Mironova
as Emilia Canale
as Corinna
as L'affittacamere
as Nina
as Laura, la cameriera
as Un'amica di Adele
as Sister Celeste