Silvana Pampanini

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-09-26

Day of death

2016-01-06 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Roma, Italy

Silvana Pampanini

Biography

Pampanini became one of the most popular movie actresses in her country and was considered a sex symbol in the 1950s. In 1955 she visited New York, Denver and Hollywood but rejected job offers because she could not speak English properly and had some problems with the tax office.[citation needed] She was well-liked in France, where they nicknamed her Ninì Pampan, Spain, where she appeared in Tirma, South America, especially in Mexico, where she starred in Sed de Amor with Pedro Armendáriz, and Egypt. She worked with other internationally important actors and directors such as Buster Keaton, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni,Alberto Sordi, Totò, Jean Gabin, Henri Vidal, Abel Gance, Vittorio De Sica. The film O.K. Nero, in which Pampanini starred, was banned in certain places because of scenes that were considered indecent.

Known For

  • Domenica In

    Domenica In

  • Tower of Lust

    Tower of Lust

  • Mademoiselle Gobete

    Mademoiselle Gobete

  • O.K. Nero

    O.K. Nero

  • L'Incantevole nemica

    L'Incantevole nemica

  • Orient Express

    Orient Express

  • Beauties on bicycles

    Beauties on bicycles

  • La forza del destino

    La forza del destino

  • The Island Princess

    The Island Princess

  • Vortice

    Vortice

  • Law of the Streets

    Law of the Streets

  • Lo sparviero del Nilo

    Lo sparviero del Nilo

  • Girls Marked Danger

    Girls Marked Danger

  • SuperTotò

    SuperTotò

  • Io sono il capataz

    Io sono il capataz

  • La bisarca

    La bisarca

  • Napoleoncito

    Napoleoncito

  • Viva il cinema

    Viva il cinema

  • Storms

    Storms

  • Cavalcade of Song

    Cavalcade of Song

  • Koenigsmark

    Koenigsmark

  • La peccatrice dell'isola

    La peccatrice dell'isola

  • When Love Calls

    When Love Calls

  • Il tassinaro

    Il tassinaro

  • L'inafferrabile 12

    L'inafferrabile 12

  • It's Him!... Yes! Yes!

    It's Him!... Yes! Yes!

  • Marechiaro

    Marechiaro

  • The Year Long Road

    The Year Long Road

  • Arrivederci, papà!

    Arrivederci, papà!

  • Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?

    Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù?

  • The Slave of Sin

    The Slave of Sin

  • La paura fa 90

    La paura fa 90

  • Il gaucho

    Il gaucho

  • Miracolo a Viggiù

    Miracolo a Viggiù

  • Una bruna indiavolata!

    Una bruna indiavolata!

  • Il matrimonio

    Il matrimonio

  • Anthony of Padua

    Anthony of Padua

  • The Firemen of Viggiù

    The Firemen of Viggiù

  • Songs from all over Italy

    Songs from all over Italy

  • Half a Century of Song

    Half a Century of Song

  • Experts on the Football Field

    Experts on the Football Field

  • Tizio, Caio, Sempronio

    Tizio, Caio, Sempronio

  • Snow White and the Seven Thieves

    Snow White and the Seven Thieves

  • The City Stands Trial

    The City Stands Trial

  • Tres mil kilómetros de amor

    Tres mil kilómetros de amor

  • The Cheerful Squadron

    The Cheerful Squadron

  • Mariti a congresso

    Mariti a congresso

  • Don Juan's Night of Love

    Don Juan's Night of Love

  • The Woman Who Invented Love

    The Woman Who Invented Love

  • 47 Talking Corpses

    47 Talking Corpses

  • Thirst for Love

    Thirst for Love

  • Roman Tales

    Roman Tales

  • La bella di Roma

    La bella di Roma

  • A Husband for Anna

    A Husband for Anna

  • Crazy World... Crazy People!

    Crazy World... Crazy People!

  • The Knight is Here

    The Knight is Here

  • Il barone Carlo Mazza

    Il barone Carlo Mazza

  • Saranno uomini

    Saranno uomini

  • A Day in Court

    A Day in Court

  • Guns of the Black Witch

    Guns of the Black Witch

  • Mid-Century Loves

    Mid-Century Loves

  • Noi cannibali

    Noi cannibali

  • Il richiamo nella tempesta

    Il richiamo nella tempesta

  • Tiburzi

    Tiburzi

  • Ha fatto 13

    Ha fatto 13