Biography
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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Anchors Aweigh (1945) — Old Lady (uncredited)
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The Outlaw (1943) — Guadalupe
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The Rose Tattoo (1955) — Assunta
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Cry of the City (1948) — Mama Roma
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The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) — Mrs. Capa
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The Brothers Rico (1957)
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Captain from Castile (1947) — Doña Hernandez (uncredited)
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Black Hand (1950) — Mrs. Sabballera
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East Side, West Side (1949) — Grandma Senta (uncredited)
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We Were Strangers (1949) — Mama
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A Bell for Adano (1945) — Rosa Tomasino
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Deported (1950) — Teresa Sparducci
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Right Cross (1950) — Mom Monterez
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That Midnight Kiss (1949) — Mamma Donnetti
- Cuban Fireball (1951) — Señora Martinez
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When in Rome (1952) — Rosa
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Carnival in Costa Rica (1947) — Mama Castro
- Una viuda romántica (1933) — Encarna