Pina Menichelli

Giuseppa Iolanda Menichelli (10 January 1890 – 29 August 1984), known professionally as Pina Menichelli, was an Italian actress. After a career in theatre and a series of small film roles, Menichelli was launched as a film star when Giovanni Pastrone gave her the lead role in The Fire (1916). Over the next nine years, Menichelli made a series of films, often trading on her image as a diva and on her passionate, decadent eroticism.

Menichelli became a global star, and one of the most appreciated actresses in Italian cinema, before her retirement in 1924, aged 34. Since her death, restorations of Menichelli's surviving films have been shown at important film festivals, and her filmography has been re-assembled and re-evaluated by film historians.

Pina Menichelli is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Diva Dolorosa (1999), The Passenger (1918), The Royal Tigress (1916), The Fire (1916), Alla Deriva (1915), La dama de chez Maxim's (1923), Cabiria (1914), For Napoleon and France (1914). The recorded credits span 1913 to 1999, including 25 movies and 0 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.