Granny Big-Ears

[Johan Melle]

The unidentified woman known as "Granny Big-Ears" in Il ladro della Gioconda (1966)

This older generica, characterized by her large ears and flappy cheeks, specialized in playing little old ladies (usually of poor social standing) in a number of Italian films from at least the late 1950s and until the early 1970s.
Filmography

1954

1. Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio .... Woman in the tavern (uncertain identification)
   
   1959
2. Il generale Della Rovere .... Old woman in the waiting room at the German headquarters (uncredited)
   
   1960
3. La dolce vita .... Old woman by the miracle tree (uncredited)
   
   1961
4. Francis of Assisi .... Woman wanting to give a donation to Francis
5. L'oro di Roma .... Old Jewish woman
6. Le baccanti .... Citizen of Thebes
   
   1963
7. Le mani sulla città .... Spectator in the parliament (uncredited)
   
   1964
8. Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori .... Old woman in Spartacus' camp
9. I lunghi capelli della morte .... Villager (uncredited)
10. Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan .... Angry villager (uncredited)
    
    1966
11. After the Fox / Caccia alla volpe .... Bingo player (uncredited)
12. Degueyo .... Danger City townswoman
13. Il ladro della Gioconda .... Old woman at the inn (uncredited)
14. L'uomo che ride .... Peasant
    
    1968
15. Il medico della mutua .... Woman in the waiting room
16. La pecora nera .... Poor old woman in the queue (uncertain identification)
    
    1969
17. Colpo di stato .... Voter in the queue
18. Gli infermieri della mutua .... Patient in waiting room (uncredited)
19. Zenabel .... Chanting woman at Zenabel's father's bedside (uncredited)
    
    1970
20. Contestazione generale - segment "Il prete" .... Peasant at dinner (uncredited)
21. L'homme orchestre .... Member of the Sicilian family (uncredited)
    
    1971
22. Se t'incontro t'ammazzo .... Villager (uncredited)
    
    1972
23. Afyon oppio .... Calogero's old maid (uncredited)
24. Girolimoni, il mostro di Roma .... Villager watching the police (uncredited)
25. Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata, cercasi .... Rosa, the old woman who tells Zaccherin to go to hell
26. Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino .... Woman cheering the lovemakers (uncredited)
27. Roma .... Old woman at the boarding house (uncredited)
28. Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto .... Old woman at the hospital / Old woman feeding stray cats (uncredited)
    
    1973
29. Bisturi, la mafia bianca .... Hospital patient (uncredited)

[Johan Melle]

Il generale Della Rovere (1959) as Old woman in the waiting room at the German headquarters

Identification by Ciavazzaro, pictures by Emiliano

[Johan Melle]

L'oro di Roma (1961) as Old Jewish woman

Thanks to Nick for the pictures

[Johan Melle]

Le mani sulla città (1963) as Spectator in the parliament

[Johan Melle]

Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori (1964) as Old woman in Spartacus' camp

Picture and identification by Nick

[Johan Melle]

Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan (1964) as Angry villager

Thanks to Nick for the pictures

[Johan Melle]

Degueyo (1966) as Danger City townswoman

[Johan Melle]

Il ladro della Gioconda (1966) as Old woman at the inn, smiling very contentedly as a half-naked Renzo Palmer runs past her in the corridor

[Johan Melle]

La pecora nera (1968) as Poor old woman in the queue. Only seen briefly when the camera pans past her, so it's hard to get a real good look at her and say for sure if it's her, so I'll add this as an uncertain ID.

[Johan Melle]

Zenabel (1969) as Chanting woman at Zenabel's father's bedside

Picture and identification by Nick