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

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1954

1. Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio (uncredited) .... Woman in the tavern (uncertain identification)
   
   1959
2. Il generale Della Rovere (uncredited) .... Old woman in the waiting room at the German headquarters
   
   1960
3. La dolce vita (uncredited) .... Old woman by the miracle tree
   
   1961
4. Francis of Assisi .... Woman wanting to give a donation to Francis
5. L'oro di Roma (uncredited) .... Old Jewish woman
   
   1963
6. Le mani sulla città (uncredited) .... Spectator in the parliament
   
   1964
7. Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori .... Old woman in Spartacus' camp
8. Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan (uncredited) .... Angry villager
   
   1966
9. Degueyo (uncredited) .... Danger City townswoman
10. Il ladro della Gioconda (uncredited) .... Old woman at the inn
11. L'uomo che ride .... Peasant
    
    1968
12. La pecora nera (uncredited) .... Poor old woman in the queue (uncertain identification)
    
    1969
13. Gli infermieri della mutua (uncredited) .... Patient in waiting room
14. Zenabel (uncredited) .... Chanting woman at Zenabel's father's bedside
    
    1970
15. L'homme orchestre (uncredited) .... Member of the Sicilian family
    
    1972
16. Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata, cercasi (uncredited) .... Rosa, the old woman who tells Zaccherin to go to hell
17. Roma (uncredited) .... Old woman at the boarding house

[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