Anna Menzio (3 June 1905 – 11 November 1994), known by her stage name Wanda Osiris (pronounced [ˈvanda oˈziːris]; Italianized as Vanda Osiri during the Fascist era), was an Italian revue soubrette, actress and singer.
She was a gay icon.Queer Places:
Cimitero Monumentale di Milano
Milan, Città Metropolitana di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Anna Menzio (3 June 1905 – 11 November 1994), known by her stage name Wanda Osiris (pronounced [ˈvanda oˈziːris]; Italianized as Vanda Osiri during the Fascist era), was an Italian revue soubrette, actress and singer.
She was a gay icon.
Born in Rome, the daughter of a groom,[1] she studied violin at a young age.[2] She debuted on stage in 1923, in the revue Osvaldo mio mi fai morire.[1][2] She was the major diva of the Italian revue between 1930s and 1950s, until a new type of soubrette, more saucy and comical, surfaced.[2] She retired in 1975[2] and died in 1994 of a heart attack at the age of 89.[1][2]
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