Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani was an Italian stage and screen actress whose forceful, emotionally direct performances made her an enduring figure of postwar cinema. Her role as Pina in Roberto Rossellini’s *Rome, Open City* (1945) established her internationally as a defining presence of Italian neorealism. She became the first Italian actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, receiving it for *The Rose Tattoo* (1955).