title: Isabella Riva
text: # Isabella Riva
  
  Isabella Riva (22 April 1887 - 10 August 1985) was an Italian actress.
  
  Born in Nizza Monferrato, Asti as Isabella Trufarelli, daughter of actors, Riva began acting as a child in the stage company ran by her grandparents. After working in several companies, in 1919 she became main actress of the Alfredo Sainati stage company. She was also a film and television actress.
  
  Riva retired in 1968, moving to Bologna in the retirement home for actors "Lyda Borelli" where she continued to teach acting for several years.
  
  ## Selected filmography
  
  * Snow White and the Seven Thieves (1949)
  * The Mill on the Po (1949)
  * The Angel of the Alps (1957)
  