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.

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Filmography

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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
   
   1963
6. Le mani sulla città .... Spectator in the parliament (uncredited)
   
   1964
7. Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori .... Old woman in Spartacus' camp
8. Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan .... Angry villager (uncredited)
   
   1966
9. After the Fox / Caccia alla volpe .... Bingo player (uncredited)
10. Degueyo .... Danger City townswoman
11. Il ladro della Gioconda .... Old woman at the inn (uncredited)
12. L'uomo che ride .... Peasant
    
    1968
13. Il medico della mutua .... Woman in the waiting room
14. La pecora nera .... Poor old woman in the queue (uncertain identification)
    
    1969
15. Colpo di stato .... Voter in the queue
16. Gli infermieri della mutua .... Patient in waiting room (uncredited)
17. Zenabel .... Chanting woman at Zenabel's father's bedside (uncredited)
    
    1970
18. L'homme orchestre .... Member of the Sicilian family (uncredited)
    
    1972
19. Girolimoni, il mostro di Roma .... Villager watching the police (uncredited)
20. Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata, cercasi .... Rosa, the old woman who tells Zaccherin to go to hell
21. Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino .... Woman cheering the lovemakers (uncredited)
22. Roma .... Old woman at the boarding house (uncredited)
23. Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto .... Old woman at the hospital / Old woman feeding stray cats (uncredited)
    
    1973
24. 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