Franca Tamantini (24 August 1931 – 11 August 2014)[1][2] was an Italian film, television and stage actress.
Franca Tamantini | |
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| Born | 24 August 1931 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 11 August 2014 (aged 82) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
editBorn in Rome, since young age Tamantini studied piano, singing and classical dance at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.[3] In 1948 she was chosen by Luchino Visconti to play Olimpia in the stage drama Rosalinda o come vi piace, and one year later she made her film debut in Fernando Cerchio's Cenerentola, a musical adaptation of the Charles Perrault's fairy tale Cinderella.[3]
During her career Tamantini was often cast in operettas and musical comedies, both in the theater and in television.[3] In films, she was often cast in character roles, and she enjoyed a late success only at mature age, with the role of Miss Necchi in the Amici Miei film series.[1][3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Biraghin | ||
| 1949 | Cenerentola | Tisbe, stepsister of Cenerentola | |
| 1949 | Femmina incatenata | ||
| 1950 | Toto Looks for a Wife | Luisella | |
| 1950 | Figaro Here, Figaro There | Elsa | |
| 1951 | Tomorrow Is Another Day | Lola | |
| 1951 | Song of Spring | ||
| 1951 | Revenge of the Pirates | Conchita | |
| 1951 | The Young Caruso | Carragi - Soprano | |
| 1951 | I due derelitti | Colette | |
| 1951 | Trieste mia! | ||
| 1951 | Auguri e figli maschi! | Vinicio Paciottini's Lover | |
| 1952 | The City Stands Trial | Carmela | |
| 1952 | The Queen of Sheba | The False Mother | |
| 1952 | Sunday Heroes | Annetta - the postcards seller | |
| 1952 | Una croce senza nome | ||
| 1952 | La sonnambula | Lisa | |
| 1952 | La favorita | Ines | |
| 1953 | Frine, Courtesan of Orient | schiava di Frine | |
| 1953 | Dieci canzoni d'amore da salvare | Giovanna | |
| 1954 | Barrier of the Law | ||
| 1954 | Due soldi di felicità | Alba Dores, soubrette | |
| 1955 | Le vacanze del sor Clemente | Tamara | |
| 1955 | Sultana Safiyè | ||
| 1956 | Rigoletto e la sua tragedia | Maddalena | |
| 1957 | Un angelo è sceso a Brooklyn | Alfonso's Girlfriend | |
| 1961 | Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento | ||
| 1962 | The Police Commissioner | Marisa | |
| 1962 | I motorizzati | Rita | |
| 1963 | I terribili 7 | Moglie Del Tramviere | |
| 1975 | My Friends | Carmen | |
| 1981 | Help Me Dream | Tonina | |
| 1982 | All My Friends Part 2 | Carmen Necchi | |
| 1983 | Deadly Circuit | Signora Comolli | |
| 1985 | Amici miei – Atto III | Carmen Necchi | |
| 1998 | The Second Wife |
References
edit- ^ a b "L'attrice che Wikipedia non vuole far morire". Il Venerdì di Repubblica. No. 1384. 26 September 2014. p. 112. Retrieved 22 November 2014.(subscription required)
- ^ Filippo Landini. "Franca Tamantini resuscita su Wikipedia". University of Ferrara. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. p. 348. ISBN 888440214X.
External links
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