Letícia Román
Letícia Román | |
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| Born | Letizia Novarese 12 August 1941 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960 - 1966 |
| Spouse |
Peter Anthony Gelles
(m. 1970) |
| Children | Oliver John Gelles (b. 1973)[1] |
Letícia Román (born 12 August 1941) is an Italian film actress.
Early years
Román was born Letizia Novarese in Rome in 1941.[2]
She was the daughter of stage actress Giuliana Gianni and screenwriter/costume designer Nino Novarese.[3]
Taught by tutors, Roman received the equivalent of an American high school education. She is fluent in five languages.[4]
Roman said that her parents didn't want her to be an actress, but after arriving in Hollywood, she began studying acting under Sandy Meisner.[5] She studied with Gladys Vogeler to diminish her accent.[6]
Career
Román started her film career with a small part in the Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues where she plays Tina.[7][8] Román had her first leading role in the film The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), where she plays Nora Davis, a mystery obsessed woman who believes she has witnessed a murder.[9] After completing the film, Román went to Germany where she made several films including Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill.[10] Later, she would appear in the very last episode (1968), Mayberry R.F.D, of the Andy Griffith Show, as an Italian immigrant coming to Mayberry with her brother and father.[11]
Later years
Román retired from acting after getting married in 1966 to Peter Anthony Gelles, by whom she had one child.[12] According to actor John Saxon, Román later worked in the real estate business in Los Angeles briefly.[12]
Selected filmography
- G.I. Blues (1960)
- Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
- Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)
- Charge of the Black Lancers (1962)
- Pontius Pilate (1962)
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
- Fanny Hill (1964)
- Marry Me, Cherie (1964)
- Die schwedische Jungfrau (1965)
- The Gentlemen (1965)
- Who Wants to Sleep? (1965)
- When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube (1965)
- Old Surehand (1965)
- High Season for Spies (1966)
- F Troop: La Dolce Courage (1966)
- The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
- Mannix: Make It Like It Never Happened - TV episode (1967)
References
- ^ "Leticia Roman". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
- ^ Lucas, Tim (2014). Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray (Disc 1)). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:33:46. FCD1023.
- ^ Lucas, Tim (2014). Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray (Disc 1)). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:33:55. FCD1023.
- ^ "Starlet Breaks Tradition -- Goes Brunette". Valley News. Van Nuys, California. 16 September 1960. p. 24. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scott, Vernon (11 August 1960). "Young Leticia Roman Breaks Hollywood's Studio Barriers". Simpson's Leader-Times. Kittanning, Pennsylvania. United Press International. p. 23. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas, Bob (June 16, 1960). "Teen-Age Actress Won't Date Elvis". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. Associated Press. p. 44. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lucas, Tim (2014). Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray (Disc 1)). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:34:30. FCD1023.
- ^ "G.I. Blues". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ Lucas, Tim (2014). Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray (Disc 1)). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:34:56. FCD1023.
- ^ Lucas, Tim (2014). Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray (Disc 1)). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:35:21. FCD1023.
- ^ "The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D." Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b Lucas, Tim (2014). Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:35:46. FCD1023.
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