Anna Maria Alberghetti story, since CARNIVAL came up
A high school friend of mine wrote and co-produced a movie called FRIENDS & FAMILY, which brought Anna Maria Alberghetti's out of movie retirement after at least two decades. At the premiere of the movie, the credits rolled by without much reaction beyond some polite applause, names like Tony LoBianco, Tovah Feldshuh, etc. Then came the credit "AND Anna Maria Alberghetti" - and a collective appreciative gasp came up through the room like none I ever heard.
Maybe you had to be there, but it was a very exciting moment.