Career Highlights: Anni Difficili, Duello Senza Onore, Emigrantes
First Major Screen Credit: L'Onorevole Angelina (1947)
Biography
Much-loved in her native Italy, supporting actress Ave Ninchi played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included Tomorrow Is Too Late (1949) and Louis Malle's Lacombe Lucien (1974). Ninchi has worked beside some of Italy's brightest stars, including Paolo Toppa, Alida Valli, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, and Gina Lollobrigida, but she was most favorably teamed with comedian Antonio "Toto" de Curtis. Ninchi came from a theatrical family and both her brothers Carlo Ninchi and Annibale Ninchi were actors. She started out on-stage at age 18, appearing in a wide variety of productions. Ninchi made her film debut in Circo Equestre Za-Bum (The Za-bum Circus) (1943). She and Toto teamed up for the first time in Toto Seeks a Wife (1950). Her television career was at its peak during the '60s and '70s when she was appearing in some of her country's top-rated series. Ninchi was 83 when she died on November 10, 1997, after a longtime fight with diabetes. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Ave Ninchi (December 14, 1914 - November 10, 1997) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included Tomorrow Is Too Late (1949) and Louis Malle's Lacombe Lucien (1974). She has worked with some of Italy's top movie stars, including Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Alberto Sordi, and Gina Lollobrigida. Her television career was at its peak during the 1960s and 1970s when she was appearing in some of Italy's top-rated series.