Famous Itailan Actrtesses Biography

Born into a family of traveling actors, Duse played her first role at age four but demonstrated little real ability until she reached fourteen. Then, cast as the 14-year-old heroine of Romeo and Juliet in the fictional Juliet's own Verona, Duse seemed actually to become that star-crossed young lover. With this first glimmering of stardom, she found herself completely alone. Her long-ill mother died while Duse was performing, and her father left soon after to pursue a belated career in art.

This pattern of triumph on stage and unhappiness off dogged the actress throughout her life. In 1878, Duse won impressive critical praise in the title role of Zola's Therese Raquin. But an ill-fated romance with aristocrat Martino Cafiero that year left her pregnant, unmarried, and unhappy. Their illegitimate son lived only one week. In the 1880's she was hailed as a prodigious talent in Italy, Russia, Austria, and Germany, but her marriage to character actor Tebaldo Checchi fell apart when she became infatuated with Flavio Ando, her leading man.                                                    

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

 Famous Itailan Actrtesses

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