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Rafaela Ottiano

Rafaela Ottiano

Actor · Born 1888-03-02 · Venice, Italy

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rafaela Ottiano (4 March 1888 – 18 August 1942) was an Italian-born American stage and film actress. Born in Venice, Italy, she emigrated with her parents to the United States, and was processed at Ellis Island, in 1910. Ottiano established herself as a stage actress in Europe before arriving in Hollywood in 1924 and appearing in American motion pictures. Ottiano's first film was in the John L. McCutcheon-directed drama The Law and the Lady (1924) opposite actors Len Leo, Alice Lake, and Tyrone Power, Sr. Ottiano was part of the original 1928 Broadway cast of the Mae West hit play Diamond Lil and reprised her role as Rita when the play was made into a film as She Done Him Wrong (1933), directed by Lowell Sherman. Throughout the 1930s, Rafaela Ottiano would often specialize in roles as sinister, maleveolent, or spiteful women, such as her role in the Tod Browning-directed horror film The Devil-Doll (1936), opposite Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan. Other notable film roles for Ottiano include Lena in As You Desire Me (1932) with Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Erich von Stroheim, Owen Moore, and Hedda Hopper; Mrs. Higgins in the Shirley …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Grand Hotel (1932) — Suzette
  2. She Done Him Wrong (1933) — Russian Rita
  3. The Devil-Doll (1936) — Malita
  4. The Long Voyage Home (1940) — Bella
  5. Topper Returns (1941) — Lillian
  6. Curly Top (1935) — Mrs. Higgins
  7. Anthony Adverse (1936) — Signora Bovino
  8. Marie Antoinette (1938) — Louise - Marie's Maid (uncredited)
  9. Female (1933) — Della, Alison's Maid (Uncredited)
  10. Mandalay (1934) — Madame Lacalles
  11. Suez (1938) — Maria De Teba
  12. Seventh Heaven (1937) — Madame Frisson
  13. Riffraff (1936) — Matron (as Rafaelo Ottiano)
  14. One Frightened Night (1935) — Elvira
  15. A Lost Lady (1934) — Rosa
  16. As You Desire Me (1932) — Lena
  17. Maytime (1937) — Ellen
  18. Ann Vickers (1933) — Mrs. Feldermans
  19. Vigil in the Night (1940) — Mrs. Henrietta Sullivan
  20. Night Court (1932) — Evil Tongued Neighbor (uncredited)
  21. Remember Last Night? (1935) — Mme. Bouclier
  22. I'll Give a Million (1938) — Barmaid
  23. That Girl from Paris (1936) — Nikki's Personal Maid (uncredited)
  24. Mad Holiday (1936) — Ning
  25. Enchanted April (1935) — Francesca
  26. The Washington Masquerade (1932) — Mona Farrell
  27. Great Expectations (1934) — Mrs. Joe
  28. The League of Frightened Men (1937) — Dora Chapin
  29. The Florentine Dagger (1935) — Lili Salvatore
  30. We're Only Human (1935) — Mrs. Anderson
  31. The Lottery Lover (1935) — Gaby's Maid
  32. The Last Gentleman (1934) — Retta Barr, Judd's wife
  33. Paris Honeymoon (1939) — Fluschotska
  34. A Little Bit of Heaven (1940) — Mme. Lupinsky
  35. The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
  36. Bondage (1933) — Miss Trigge
  37. Victory (1940) — Madame Makanoff
  38. Married? (1926) — Maid