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Mimi Aguglia

Mimi Aguglia

Born: 1884-12-20 • Catania, Sicily, Italy

From Wikipedia

Mimi Aguglia (21 December 1884 – 31 July 1970) was an

Italian actress, who was born in Catania, Sicily while her own mother, actress

Giuseppina Aguglia, was playing Desdemona in Othello.

She was doing warm up acts for her famous actress mother by

the time she was five. She went on to tour both Italy and Europe and became an

internationally famous theatrical actress in her own right. She was

"discovered" by Hollywood and from the 1930s until her death was a

much requested character actress in movies. Her daughter Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005)

was also an actress.

Filmography
The Brothers Rico poster
The Brothers Rico
1957
The Rose Tattoo poster
The Rose Tattoo
1955 • Assunta
When in Rome poster
When in Rome
1952 • Rosa
No Image
Cuban Fireball
1951 • Señora Martinez
The Man Who Cheated Himself poster
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950 • Mrs. Capa
Deported poster
Deported
1950 • Teresa Sparducci
Right Cross poster
Right Cross
1950 • Mom Monterez
Black Hand poster
Black Hand
1950 • Mrs. Sabballera
East Side, West Side poster
East Side, West Side
1949 • Grandma Senta (uncredited)
That Midnight Kiss poster
That Midnight Kiss
1949 • Mamma Donnetti
Cry of the City poster
Cry of the City
1948 • Mama Roma
Captain from Castile poster
Captain from Castile
1947 • Doña Hernandez (uncredited)
Carnival in Costa Rica poster
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947 • Mama Castro
Anchors Aweigh poster
Anchors Aweigh
1945 • Old Lady (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano poster
A Bell for Adano
1945 • Rosa Tomasino
The Outlaw poster
The Outlaw
1943 • Guadalupe
No Image
Una viuda romántica
1933 • Encarna