1928 ca, GERMANY : The italian and german silent screen MARCELLA ALBANI (1899 1959). Born Ida Maranca in Albano Laziale, Italy. Forgotten today, Marcella Albani was an idol of the European cinema in the final years of the 1920s, making dozens of films in five different countries (Italy, Germany, Austria, France and Czechoslovakia). After sound came, her popularity declined and she turned to writing.