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Mimi Aguglia

Dec 20, 1884 - Jul 31, 1970 (85 years old) in Catania, Sicily, Italy

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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.

Known For

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The Outlaw
Guadalupe
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Anchors Aweigh
Old Lady (uncredited)
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Captain from Castile
Doña Hernandez (uncredited)
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Black Hand
Mrs. Sabballera
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East Side, West Side
Grandma Senta (uncredited)
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That Midnight Kiss
Mamma Donnetti
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Right Cross
Mom Monterez
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Cry of the City
Mama Roma
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A Bell for Adano
Rosa Tomasino

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