Background
Born in Lecce as Regina D."Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors.
Born in Lecce as Regina D."Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors.
At age 16, she entered the stage company of Raffaele Viviani and the same year she debuted in the comedy play Campagna napoletana in which she played the leading role of Reginella. After having announced her retirement in 1944, she came back in 1959 with the title role in Eduardo De Filippo"s Filumena Marturano. In 1996 she was awarded Grand Officer of the Italian Republic for artistic merits.
She died at 92 in her home in Rome.