- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 2, 1888
- Place of Birth
- Venice, Italy
- Died
- August 14, 1942
Rafaela Ottiano
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rafaela Ottiano (4 March 1888 – 18 August 1942) was an Italian-born American stage and film actress. Born in Venice, Italy, she emigrated with her parents to the United States, and was processed at Ellis Island, in 1910. Ottiano established herself as a stage actress in Europe before arriving in Hollywood in 1924 and appearing in American motion pictures. Ottiano's first film was in the John L. McCutcheon-directed drama The Law and the Lady (1924) opposite actors Len Leo, Alice Lake, and Tyrone Power, Sr. Ottiano was part of the original 1928 Broadway cast of the Mae West hit play Diamond Lil and reprised her role as Rita when the play was made into a film as She Done Him Wrong (1933), directed by Lowell Sherman. Throughout the 1930s, Rafaela Ottiano would often specialize in roles as sinister, maleveolent, or spiteful women, such as her role in t…
Filmography
movieThe Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
movieTopper Returns
1941 · Lillian
movieVictory
1940 · Madame Makanoff
movieThe Long Voyage Home
1940 · Bella
movieA Little Bit of Heaven
1940 · Mme. Lupinsky
movieVigil in the Night
1940 · Mrs. Henrietta Sullivan
movieParis Honeymoon
1939 · Fluschotska
movieSuez
1938 · Maria De Teba
movieMarie Antoinette
1938 · Louise - Marie's Maid (uncredited)
movieI'll Give a Million
1938 · Barmaid
movieThe League of Frightened Men
1937 · Dora Chapin
movieMaytime
1937 · Ellen
movieSeventh Heaven
1937 · Madame Frisson
movieThat Girl from Paris
1936 · Nikki's Personal Maid (uncredited)
movieMad Holiday
1936 · Ning
movieAnthony Adverse
1936 · Signora Bovino
movieThe Devil-Doll
1936 · Malita
movieRiffraff
1936 · Matron (as Rafaelo Ottiano)
movieWe're Only Human
1935 · Mrs. Anderson
movieRemember Last Night?
1935 · Mme. Bouclier
movieCurly Top
1935 · Mrs. Higgins
movieOne Frightened Night
1935 · Elvira
movieThe Florentine Dagger
1935 · Lili Salvatore
movieThe Lottery Lover
1935 · Gaby's Maid
movieEnchanted April
1935 · Francesca
movieGreat Expectations
1934 · Mrs. Joe
movieA Lost Lady
1934 · Rosa
movieThe Last Gentleman
1934 · Retta Barr, Judd's wife
movieMandalay
1934 · Madame Lacalles
movieFemale
1933 · Della, Alison's Maid (Uncredited)
movieAnn Vickers
1933 · Mrs. Feldermans
movieBondage
1933 · Miss Trigge
movieShe Done Him Wrong
1933 · Russian Rita
movieGrand Hotel
1932 · Suzette
movieThe Washington Masquerade
1932 · Mona Farrell
movieNight Court
1932 · Evil Tongued Neighbor (uncredited)
movieAs You Desire Me
1932 · Lena
movieMarried?
1926 · Maid