Awards & Winners

Anna Magnani

Date of Birth 07-March-1908
Place of Birth Rome
(Italy, Lazio, Province of Rome)
Nationality Kingdom of Italy, Italy
Also know as La Lupa, Ann Magnani, La Magnani, Nannarella, Perennial toast of Rome, The Italian Édith Piaf, A. Magnani, living she-wolf symbol, A. Magnani, A. Magnani, La Magnani, Nannarella, La Lupa, La Magnani, Nannarella, A. Magnani
Profession Actor
Anna Magnani was an Italian stage and film actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, along with four other international awards, for her portrayal of a Sicilian widow in The Rose Tattoo. Born in Rome, she worked her way through Rome's Academy of Dramatic Art by singing at night clubs. During her career, her only child was stricken by polio when he was 18 months old and remained crippled. She was referred to as "La Lupa," the "perennial toast of Rome" and a "living she-wolf symbol" of the cinema. Time magazine described her personality as "fiery", and drama critic Harold Clurman said her acting was "volcanic". In the realm of Italian cinema, she was "passionate, fearless, and exciting," an actress that film historian Barry Monush calls "the volcanic earth mother of all Italian cinema." Director Roberto Rossellini called her "the greatest acting genius since Eleonora Duse". Playwright Tennessee Williams became an admirer of her acting and wrote The Rose Tattoo specifically for her to star in, a role for which she received her first Oscar in 1955. After meeting director Goffredo Alessandrini she received her first screen role in La cieca di Sorrento and later achieved international fame in Rossellini's Rome, Open City, considered the first significant movie to launch the Italian neorealism movement in cinema. As an actress she became recognized for her dynamic and forceful portrayals of "earthy lower-class women" in such films as The Miracle, Bellissima, The Rose Tattoo, The Fugitive Kind, with Marlon Brando and directed by Sidney Lumet, and Mamma Roma. As early as 1950, Life magazine had already stated that Magnani was "one of the most impressive actresses since Garbo".

Awards by Anna Magnani

Check all the awards nominated and won by Anna Magnani.

1970


Nominations 1970 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1959


David di Donatello for Best Actress
Honored for : Nella città l'inferno

Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress Wild Is the Wind

1958


David di Donatello for Best Actress
Honored for : Wild Is the Wind

Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama Wild Is the Wind
role: Gioia

1957


BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress
Honored for : The Rose Tattoo

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress The Rose Tattoo
Academy Award for Best Actress Wild Is the Wind
Role: Gioia

1956


Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama
Honored for : The Rose Tattoo
(Role: Serafina Delle Rose)

Nominations 1956 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama The Rose Tattoo
role: Serafina Delle Rose

1955


National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
Honored for : The Rose Tattoo
Academy Award for Best Actress
Honored for : The Rose Tattoo
(Role: Serafina Della Rose)

Nominations 1955 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actress The Rose Tattoo
Role: Serafina Della Rose

1946


National Board of Review Award for Best Actress
Honored for : Rome, Open City
Nastro d'Argento Best Supporting Actress
Honored for : Rome, Open City

Nominations 1946 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Nastro d'Argento Best Supporting Actress Rome, Open City
National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Rome, Open City