Kiki Palmer

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Kiki Palmer
Palmer in 1935
Born
Giulia Fogliata

July 11, 1907 (1907-07-11)
Milan, Kingdom of Italy
DiedAugust 11, 1949 (1949-08-12) (aged 42)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActress

Giulia Fogliata (July 11, 1907 – August 11, 1949), better known by her stage names Kiki Palmer and Daniela Palmer, was an Italian stage, film, and radio actress.

Life and career[edit]

Born in Milan, after an occasional acting experience at the Teatro degli Arcimboldi Palmer left her universitary studies in medicine to became an actress.[1] After studying acting under Ida Carloni Talli,[1] in 1931 she began using the 'Kiki Palmer' stage name.[2] Palmer was one of the most well known and highly regarded Italian stage actresses of her time, and came to be highly regarded outside of Italy as well.[3][4] From 1938-1939, Palmer used the stagename "Palma Palmer", a name suggested to her by artist Gabriele D'Annunzio.[5][6]

Palmer committed suicide in Rome on August 11, 1949 after the death of her friend Eva Mangili, who she considered a second mother.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Palmer was the adoptive mother of actor Renzo Palmer.

Selected filmography[edit]

External links[edit]

Kiki Palmer at IMDb

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c g.g. (August 21, 1949). "La morte di Kiki Palmer". Radiocorriere. No. 34. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. ^ Stewart, John (1994). Italian film: a who's who. McFarland. p. 330. ISBN 9780899507613.
  3. ^ Giraldi, Massimo; Lancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (2006). 100 caratteristi del cinema italiano: gli interpreti "minori" che hanno fatto grande il nostro cinema (in Italian). Gremese Editore. ISBN 978-88-8440-383-4.
  4. ^ The New York Times Theater Reviews. New York Times & Arno Press. 1930.
  5. ^ Scenario rivista mensile delle arti, della scena (in Italian). Treves. 1941. pp. 316–317.
  6. ^ Blanco y negro, Vol. 44. 1934.