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Anna Carena (born Giuseppina Galimberti; 30 January 1899 – 15 April 1990) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1941 to 1983.
Born in Milan, in 1924 Galimberti started her career on stage in the theatrical company of Annibale Betrone.[1][2] After being part of a number of companies, in 1931 she adopted her stage name and became primadonna of the Dialect Company of the Teatro Principe in her hometown.[1] In 1933, she founded her own company, specialized in Milanese dialect plays.[1] In the 1930s she started collaborating with EIAR, and after the war she entered the stage company of Annibale Ninchi.[2]
Carena made her film debut in 1941, and specialized in character roles.[1] In films, she is best known for the role of Argia in Alberto Lattuada's The Mill on the Po,[1] and for the role of Marta in Vittorio De Sica's Miracle in Milan.[2] In 1952, she had a personal success with the stage play Cinquant'anni sul goeubb.[1] She died on 15 April 1988, at the age of 89.[3]