Virginia Balestrieri

Virginia Balestrieri was born on Jan 15, 1888 in Italy. Virginia Balestrieri's big-screen debut came with Malìa directed by Giuseppe Amato in 1946. Virginia Balestrieri is known for Fatal Desire directed by Carmine Gallone, May Britt stars as Santuzza and Ettore Manni as Turiddu. The upcoming new movie Virginia Balestrieri plays is Fatal Desire which will be released on Jan 09, 1963.

Actress of theater and cinema, Virginia Balistrieri began acting near Giovanni Grasso and under the direction of Nino Martoglio in silent films. Subsequently she starred with numerous Italian actors, including Umberto Spadaro, Vittorio De Sica, Virna Lisi, Amedeo Nazzari, Nino Taranto, Anthony Quinn, and Vittorio Gassman. Her most important interpretation is the role of Santuzza in "Cavalleria rusticana" by Mario Gargiulo (the role is played by Tina Xeo). Wife of Giovanni Grasso jr., Actor (1888-1963), was the sister of Desdemona Balistrieri, also an actress and wife of Angelo Musco. She died in Rome in 1960.