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'''Franca Marzi''' (18 August 1926 – 6 March 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1943 and 1977. |
'''Franca Marzi''' (18 August 1926 – 6 March 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1943 and 1977. |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Born in [[Rome]] as '''Francesca Marsi''', after working in the revue, Marzi made her film debut in her early twenties, in ''[[The Lovers (1946 film)|The Lovers]]'' (1946) by [[Giacomo Gentilomo]].<ref name=bio>{{cite book|last=Felice Cappa, Piero Gelli, Marco Mattarozzi|title=Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900|publisher=Dalai editore, 1998|isbn=8880892959}}</ref> She was usually cast in roles of provocative women and femme fatales in films of sentimental or comic genre.<ref name=bio /> The only exception was the [[Federico Fellini]]'s drama ''[[Nights of Cabiria]]'' (1957), in which she played the role of the prostitute Wanda, the best friend of [[Giulietta Masina]], a role for which she was rewarded with the [[Silver Ribbon]] for Best Supporting Actress.<ref name=premi>{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}}</ref> |
Born in [[Rome]] as '''Francesca Marsi''', after working in the revue, Marzi made her film debut in her early twenties, in ''[[The Lovers (1946 film)|The Lovers]]'' (1946) by [[Giacomo Gentilomo]].<ref name=bio>{{cite book|last=Felice Cappa, Piero Gelli, Marco Mattarozzi|title=Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900|publisher=Dalai editore, 1998|isbn=8880892959}}</ref> She was usually cast in roles of provocative women and femme fatales in films of sentimental or comic genre.<ref name=bio /> The only exception was the [[Federico Fellini]]'s drama ''[[Nights of Cabiria]]'' (1957), in which she played the role of the prostitute Wanda, the best friend of [[Giulietta Masina]], a role for which she was rewarded with the [[Silver Ribbon]] for Best Supporting Actress.<ref name=premi>{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}}</ref> |
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Franca Marzi | |
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| Born | 18 August 1926 |
| Died | 6 March 1989 (aged 62) Cinisello Balsamo, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943-1977 |
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
Born in Rome as Francesca Marsi, after working in the revue, Marzi made her film debut in her early twenties, in The Lovers (1946) by Giacomo 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 the Federico Fellini's drama Nights of Cabiria (1957), in which she played the role of the prostitute Wanda, the best friend of Giulietta Masina, a role for which she was rewarded with the Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress.[2]
Selected filmography
- The Lovers (1946)
- The Two Orphans (1947)
- Fifa e arena (1948)
- Mad About Opera (1948)
- A Night of Fame (1949)
- The Pirates of Capri (1949)
- Son of d'Artagnan (1950)
- Bellezze in bicicletta (1950)
- Vendetta... sarda (1951)
- Arrivano i nostri (1951)
- My Heart Sings (1951)
- Carcerato (1951)
- Tragic Return (1952)
- Il medico dei pazzi (1954)
- Nights of Cabiria (1957)
- Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi (1960)
- Ghosts of Rome (1961)
References
- ^ a b Felice Cappa, Piero Gelli, Marco Mattarozzi. Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Dalai editore, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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