Poor Old Woman

[Johan Melle]

The unidentified "Poor Old Woman" in Degueyo (1966)

This generica looks to have been quite active in Italian cinema throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Given her haggard and completely unglamorous appearance she obviously never appeared in party scenes alongside the likes of Bruno Alias or Lella Cattaneo, but instead specialized in portraying poor women of low social standing in numerous films.


FILMOGRAPHY

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1961

1. L'oro di Roma .... Jewish woman
   
   1962
2. Il tiranno di Siracusa (uncredited) .... Member of the angry mob
   
   1963
3. I compagni (uncredited) .... Factory worker
   
   1966
4. After the Fox / Caccia alla volpe (uncredited) .... Prison visitor
5. Degueyo .... Danger City townswoman
   
   1967
6. L'uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta (uncredited) .... Cigar factory worker
   
   1968
7. La pecora nera (uncredited) .... Poor woman signing bill
   
   1970
8. Satiricosissimo (uncredited) .... Woman cursing who set fire to Rome
   
   1971
9. ll ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo (uncredited) .... Christian
   
   1973
10. Il fiore dai petali d'acciaio (uncredited) .... Asylum patient
    
    1974
11. Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno (uncredited) .... One of the poor people
12. The Arena / La rivolta delle gladiatrici (uncredited) .... Spectator in the arena
    
    1975
13. Fango bollente (uncredited) .... One of Pepe's relatives
    
    1979
14. Giallo napoletano (uncredited) .... Asylum patient

[Johan Melle]

I compagni (1963) as Factory worker

[Johan Melle]

Degueyo (1966) as Danger City townswoman. This is a pretty good role for our generica, who appears in numerous scenes throughout the film and speaks a couple of lines here and there.

[Johan Melle]

After the Fox (Caccia alla volpe) (1966) as Prison visitor

[Johan Melle]

La pecora nera (1968) as Poor woman signing bill

[Johan Melle]

Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno (1974) as One of the poor people

[Johan Melle]

The Arena (La rivolta delle gladiatrici) (1974) as Spectator in the arena

[Johan Melle]

Fango bollente (1975) as One of Pepe's relatives

[Johan Melle]

L'oro di Roma (1961) as Jewish woman

Thanks to Nick for the pictures

[PeplumParadise]

l ritorno del gladiatore più forte del mondo (1971) as Christian.

Life for Christian women in peplums was a pretty dull affair, so they obviously relieved the boredom by swapping clothes!