---
name: "Rina Morelli"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rina-morelli"
fi1m_id: "rina-morelli"
imdb_id: "nm0603761"
tmdb_id: 15136
wikidata_id: "Q1082982"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 December 1908"
died: "17 July 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T06:45:02.661415+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Rina Morelli

## Identity

Rina Morelli

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rina-morelli
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rina-morelli
- **IMDb ID:** nm0603761
- **TMDB ID:** 15136
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1082982
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rina_Morelli, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082982, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0603761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15136

Actor. Born 6 December 1908 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Died 17 July 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 December 1908, Naples, Campania, Italy
- **Died:** 17 July 1976
- **Also known as:** Elvira Morelli
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rina_Morelli, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082982, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0603761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15136

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Senso*](https://film.one/film/senso.md) (79)

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## Biography

Rina Morelli, born Elvira Morelli, was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in 34 films between 1939 and 1976, often in supporting roles.

She was born in Naples on 6 December 1908 and died in Rome on 17 July 1976. Morelli had a long association with director Luchino Visconti, appearing in his films *Senso* (1954) as Laura, la governante, *The Leopard* (1963) as Princess Maria Stella Corbera of Salina, and *The Innocent* (1976) as Tullio's mother. Other notable screen roles include Rosaria Magnano in *Il bell'Antonio* (1960) and Teresa D'Amore in *Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today* (1960).

She also worked extensively in theatre and as a voice actress, dubbing international stars. Her husband was the actor Paolo Stoppa.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, it.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Senso* (1954), Fi1m 79, as Laura, la Governante — [page](https://film.one/film/senso.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Innocent* (1976), as Tullio's Mother
- *'O tuono 'e marzo* (1975), Actor
- *The Murri Affair* (1974), as Giannina Murri
- *The Tree with Pink Leaves* (1974), as La nonna
- *Right You Are (if you think so)* (1974), as Signora Frola
- *The Leopard* (1963), as Princess Maria Stella Corbera of Salina
- *The Shortest Day* (1963), as Madre di Dino (uncredited)
- *The Joy of Living* (1961), as Rosa Fossati
- *Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today* (1960), as Teresa D'Amore
- *Il bell'Antonio* (1960), as Rosaria Magnano
- *The Inveterate Bachelor* (1958), as Adalgisa
- *City at Night* (1958), as Signora Prandi
- *Le souffle de la liberté* (1955), Actor
- *Eighteen Year Olds* (1955), as Sig.ra La Rovere
- *The Intruder* (1955), as Rosa
- *Graziella* (1954), as voice of Graziella
- *Senso* (1954), as Laura, la Governante — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/senso.md)
- *100 Years of Love* (1954), as Maria Bianchi (segment "Nozze d'Oro")
- *Times Gone By* (1952), as la madre di Guido
- *The Forbidden Christ* (1951), as Mother Baldi
- *Fabiola* (1949), as Faustina
- *People of the Po Valley* (1947), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- *Aquila Nera* (1946), as Irina
- *Che distinta famiglia!* (1945), as Patrizia
- *Crazy Quartet* (1945), as Monica
- *Il nostro prossimo* (1943), as La governante del parroco
- *The Genius and the Nightingale* (1943), as Angelina
- *Fedora* (1942), as Olga Soukarev
- *The Iron Crown* (1941), as The Prophetess
- *An Adventure of Salvator Rosa* (1939), as La duchessa Isabella di Torniano

## Gallery

- ![Rina Morelli e Cesco Baseggio in una scena del film italiano L'intrusa (1956)](https://film.one/media/person/3872557/gallery-82e547e69804.jpg) Rina Morelli e Cesco Baseggio in una scena del film italiano L'intrusa (1956) — Film diretto da Raffaello Matarazzo e prodotto da Jolly Film.The original uploader was Indeciso42 at Italian Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/L%27intrusa_%28film_1956%29_Rina_Morelli_e_Cesco_Baseggio.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Rina Morelli ed Ernesto Almirante nell'episodio "Nozze d'oro" del film Cento anni d'amore (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/3872557/gallery-9226371dc71f.jpg) Rina Morelli ed Ernesto Almirante nell'episodio "Nozze d'oro" del film Cento anni d'amore (1954) — Lionello De Felice (director), Aldo Tonti (cinematographer) Cines (production), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Cento_anni_d%27amore_%281954%29_Morelli_-_Almirante.jpg/1280px-Cento_anni_d%27amore_%281954%29_Morelli_-_Almirante.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Screenshot dal film Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi (1961) estratto personalmente (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/3872557/gallery-bb2b63bddd91.png) Screenshot dal film Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi (1961) estratto personalmente (1960) — Mario Mattoli (director) / Alvaro Mancori (cinematographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tot%C3%B2%2C_Fabrizi_e_i_giovani_d%27oggi_03.png/1280px-Tot%C3%B2%2C_Fabrizi_e_i_giovani_d%27oggi_03.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Screenshot dal film Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi (1961) estratto personalmente (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/3872557/gallery-6dffd37061a7.png) Screenshot dal film Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi (1961) estratto personalmente (1960) — Mario Mattoli (director) / Alvaro Mancori (cinematographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Tot%C3%B2%2C_Fabrizi_e_i_giovani_d%27oggi_11.png/1280px-Tot%C3%B2%2C_Fabrizi_e_i_giovani_d%27oggi_11.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rina Morelli](https://film.one/media/person/3872557/gallery-c863b4b13df8.jpg) Rina Morelli — Image via TMDB
- ![Rina Morelli](https://film.one/media/person/3872557/gallery-e6ec487b5454.jpg) Rina Morelli — Image via TMDB
- ![Rina Morelli+Alida Valli in "Senso"-1954 (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/3872557/gallery-427a5013c6c1.jpg) Rina Morelli+Alida Valli in "Senso"-1954 (2014) — Francescosaverio50, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Senso_morelli%2Bvalli.jpg/1280px-Senso_morelli%2Bvalli.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Milan. Teatro Manzoni. Rina Morelli and Giorgio De Lullo during the performance of the drama Three Sisters by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. (1953)](https://film.one/media/person/3872557/gallery-d437d67e6adc.jpg) Milan. Teatro Manzoni. Rina Morelli and Giorgio De Lullo during the performance of the drama Three Sisters by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. (1953) — Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Photo_Milan._Teatro_Manzoni._Rina_Morelli_and_Giorgio_De_Lullo_during_the_performance_of_the_drama_Three_Sisters_by_Anton_Pavlovich_Chekhov_1953_-_Touring_Club_Italiano_04_2264.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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