Harriet Medin

Harriet Medin, an American actress and dialogue coach, worked in both Italian and American cinema, sometimes credited as Harriet White or Rietta Medin. Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, she acted in school plays and amateur theater before moving to New York City to pursue acting. During World War II, she entertained troops with the United Service Organizations, touring bases in the United States and Europe in a production of Junior Miss. After the war, Rod E. Geiger recruited her for Roberto Rossellini's Paisan (1946), her film debut, and she stayed in Italy as one of the first American actresses in postwar Italian films. She took supporting roles, dubbed films into English, and coached actors. She later settled in Hollywood, where she guest-starred on television and appeared in John Landis's Schlock (1973) and the Roger Corman production Death Race 2000 (1975).