Anna Maria Alberghetti

Anna Maria Alberghetti (Italian: [ˈanna maˈriːa alberˈɡetti]; born May 15, 1936) is an American actress and soprano. Alberghetti sang in concert from the time she was a child and performed at Carnegie Hall at age 13. Alberghetti began working in American films at age 15 with Frank Capra's 1951 musical Here Comes the Groom. She continued to act in film throughout the 1950s, before turning her focus to theater in the 1960s. In 1962, she won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Carnival! Her stage work also included roles in Kismet, West Side Story, and Cabaret. Alberghetti appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show more than 50 times.