WIsabella Andreini, also known as Isabella Da Padova, was an Italian actress and writer. Considered beautiful, elegant, and well educated, she was one of the most famous performers of her time. Isabella Andreini was a member of the Compagnia dei Comici Gelosi, an influential touring theatre company that performed for the highest social circles of Italy and France. Famous in her time, and distinguished both for her acting and her character, the role of Isabella of the commedia dell'arte was named after her.
WMichela Belmonte (1925–1978) was an Italian film actress. She was the younger sister of the actress Maria Denis, and briefly enjoyed a career as a leading lady during the Fascist era appearing in major films such as Roberto Rossellini's A Pilot Returns. Following the overthrow of Benito Mussolini's regime in 1943, she retired from acting.
WAngelo Beolco, better known by the nickname Ruzzante or Ruzante, was an Venetian actor and playwright. He is famous for his rustic comedies, written mostly in the Paduan dialect of the Venetian language, featuring a peasant called "Ruzzante". Those plays paint a vivid picture of Paduan country life in the 16th century.
WBrunella Bovo was an Italian film actress.
WRoberto Citran is an Italian actor.
WGiovanni Morassutti is an Italian actor, theatre director, writer and artist. He is a graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and long time student and collaborator of John Strasberg.
WErnesto Sabbatini was an Italian stage and film actor. Sabbatini emerged as a star in the Fascist era, appearing in films such as the drama Like the Leaves (1935).
WWalter Santesso was an Italian film actor and director. His character name "Paparazzo" in Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita has become synonymous with modern celebrity/tabloid photographers, who are collectively referred to as paparazzi.
WOtello Toso was an Italian film and stage actor.