Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Francesca Romana Coluzzi | |
|---|---|
| Coluzzi in Serafino (1968) | |
| Born | (1943年05月20日)20 May 1943 Tirana, Albania |
| Died | 15 July 2009(2009年07月15日) (aged 66) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965–2005 |
Francesca Romana Coluzzi (20 May 1943 – 15 July 2009) was an Italian actress. A respected dramatic actress on stage, she is probably best known for her roles in the commedia sexy all'italiana .
Life and career
Born in Tirana, Albania, of Italian parents, Coluzzi soon moved to Italy with her family to Perugia.[1] [2]
As a teenager, during a student twist dancing contest, Federico Fellini noticed her and offered her a role in 81⁄2 . Coluzzi declined the offer to continue her studies, but however the encounter with Fellini marked her life, and she eventually decided to leave the university to pursue a career in the cinema.[2]
She started her career as a body double, first of Mylène Demongeot in Fantômas and later of Marisa Mell in Danger: Diabolik . In 1965, at 22, Coluzzi made her acting debut in the Lucio Fulci's comedy film 002 Operazione Luna .[2]
Her breakout role came in 1969, with the role of Asmara, the Adriano Celentano's lover in Pietro Germi's Serafino.[2] One year later she played Tarsilla Tettamanzi in Alberto Lattuada's Come Have Coffee with Us , and for this role she won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress [3] and a Globo d'oro in the same category.[4] In the following years Coluzzi was mainly active in comedy films, especially in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre, often playing roles of unbearable and jealous wives.[2] [5] In 1985, she founded in Rome a theater workshop for children, Associazione Culturale Minestrone d'Arte.[6] She died at 66 of lung cancer.[6]
Selected filmography
- The Cousin (1974)
- Banzai (1997)
References
- ^ Fabio Melelli (2005). L'Umbria nel cinema: tra demonio e santità. Gramma, 2005. ISBN 8889941022.
- ^ a b c d e Irene Hdez (18 July 2009). "La reina del cine del destape italiano". El Mundo. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ "Monica Vitti la migliore per la stampa straniera". La Stampa. 13 July 1971. p. 6.
- ^ Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli (2006). 100 caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006. ISBN 8884403839.
- ^ a b Redazione (17 July 2009). "Morta Francesca Romana Coluzzi attrice delle commedie anni 70". Il Giornale. Retrieved 14 November 2013.