Clara Bindi

Clara Bindi
Clara Bindi
	Bindi in 1952
Born	1 November 1927; Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 February 2022 (aged 94); Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1948–2013 (film)
Spouse	Aldo Bufi Landi

Clara Bindi (1 November 1927 – 24 February 2022) was an Italian actress.

Biography

Born in Naples on 1 November 1927,^[1] Bindi joined the Eduardo De Filippo theater company in the 1947-48 season^[1] and in 1948 made her film debut as Giulietta Del Bello in La macchina ammazzacattivi, directed by Roberto Rossellini.^{[note 1]} She was a member of the De Filippo company for several years, even appearing in numerous television adaptations of his plays.^[1]^[2]

Bindi was in over fifty films between 1948 and 2013 and is best known for her work in the films, La Maschera del Demonio (1960), L'amico di famiglia (2006), and Signorina Effe (2007). Starting from the 1990s, she specialized in roles of mother and grandmother.^[2] Outside her film and television appearances, Bindi was essentially a revue and dialect theater actress.^[1] She was also active as a voice actress and a dubber.^[3]

Described as full of temperament and highly communicative, she was married to actor Aldo Bufi Landi, with whom she often worked on stage.^[1]^[2]

Bindi died in Rome on 24 February 2022, at the age of 94.^[4]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role
1952	The Machine to Kill Bad People	Giulietta Del Bello
1958	Avventura a Capri	Carmelina
1960	La Maschera del Demonio	innkeeper
1963	Il monaco di Monza
1966	Fumo di Londra	wife
1968	Roma come Chicago	woman in jewels
1970	Ma chi t'ha dato la patente?
2006	L'amico di famiglia	Geremia's mother
2007	Signorina Effe	Grandmother Martano
2008	Villa Amalia	Marion

Notes

^ Filmed in 1948 but not released until 1952

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Le attrici. Gremese Editore. p. 37. ISBN 978-8884402141. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fabio Secchi Frau. "Clara Bindi: Chiamami mamma o nonna". MyMovies. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "La pagina di Clara Bindi". Il mondo dei doppiatori. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
^ "Clara Bindi". Associazione Culturale on Facebook. Retrieved 22 June 2023.