Elsa Merlini was born on July 26, 1903 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. She was an actress, known for Regina di Navarra (1942), Ginevra degli Almieri (1936) and Il mulino del Po (1963). She was married to Zuccolini, Luciano. She died on February 22, 1983 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.