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Franca Marzi

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Franca Marzi
Born(1926-08-18)18 August 1926
Rome,Kingdom of Italy
Died6 March 1989(1989-03-06)(aged 62)
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1977

Franca Marzi(18 August 1926 – 6 March 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1943 and 1977.

Life and career[edit]

Born inRomeasFrancesca Marsi,after working in the revue, Marzi made her film debut in her early twenties, inThe Lovers(1946) byGiacomo Gentilomo.[1]She was usually cast in roles of provocative women and femme fatales in films of sentimental or comic genre.[1]The only exception was theFederico Fellini's dramaNights of Cabiria(1957), in which she played the role of the prostitute Wanda, the best friend ofGiulietta Masina,a role for which she was rewarded with theSilver Ribbonfor Best Supporting Actress.[2]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abFelice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998).Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900.Dalai editore, 1998.ISBN8880892959.
  2. ^Enrico Lancia (1998).I premi del cinema.Gremese Editore, 1998.ISBN8877422211.

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