Eva Magni (July 28, 1909 – February 11, 2005)[1] was an Italian stage[2] and film actress.

Magni was born in Milan into a family of artists,[3] and made her professional debut in 1926, in the stage company Teatro d'Arte di Roma directed by Luigi Pirandello.

[4] She debuted as lead actress two years later, in the company directed by Dario Niccodemi.

[3] After working in the stage companies led by Memo Benassi, Maria Melato and Laura Carli, in 1940 she was appointed first actress in the Renzo Ricci's company, with whom she eventually started a sentimental relationship.

[4][5] Magni's first film appearance was as Lida Bonelli in Paprika (1933), directed by Carl Boese and starring Vittorio De Sica.