Pina Menichelli
Italian actress (1890–1984)
Giuseppa Iolanda Menichelli, known professionally as Pina Menichelli, was an Italian actress. After a career in theatre and a series of small film roles, Menichelli was launched as a film star when Giovanni Pastrone gave her the lead role in The Fire (1916). Over the next nine years, Menichelli made a series of films, often trading on her image as a diva and on her passionate, decadent eroticism. Menichelli became a global star, and one of the most appreciated actresses in Italian cinema, before her retirement in 1924, aged 34.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 3 films (1916–1920) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Tigre reale ▶ | Valentina Frascaroli; Febo Mari; Giovanni Verga; Pina Menichelli; Giovanni Pastrone; Alberto Nepoti | 80 min | B&W | ||
| 1920 | A Woman's story | Eugenio Perego | 70 min | B&W | ||
| 1920 | Il padrone delle ferriere ▶ | Maria Caserini; Giuseppe Maria Viti; Georges Ohnet; Eugenio Perego; Pina Menichelli; Isabel De Lizaso; Myriam De Gaudi |