Rafaela Ottiano
Biography
Rafaela Ottiano was an Italian-American actress who was born in Venice and began acting at 18, becoming a stage performer in Europe before she reached Hollywood in 1924. On Broadway she appeared in Sweeney Todd, Diamond Lil, and the stage version of Grand Hotel. She took the role of Rita in the film She Done Him Wrong (1933), after playing it in Diamond Lil. In the 1930s she was frequently cast as sinister, spiteful, or malevolent women, including in the horror movie The Devil-Doll (1936). Her other pictures included As You Desire Me (1932), Curly Top (1935), and Grand Hotel (1932), where she was Suzette. She starred in Victory in 1940 and her last movie was I Married an Angel (1942). She appeared in about 45 movies. In 1989, when Grand Hotel became a Broadway musical, the part she had played was renamed Rafaela Ottiano in her honor.
54years old at death
- Born Venice
- Died East Boston
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 9 years1932 to 1941
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Ottiano began acting at 18 and built a career as a stage actress in Europe before she arrived in Hollywood in 1924 and started appearing in American movies.
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