Francesca Romana Coluzzi
51 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1943
- Died
- Jul 15, 2009 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Tirana, Albania
- Also known as
- Francesca R. Coluzzi
Biography
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
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Born in Tirana, Albania, of Italian parents, Coluzzi soon moved to Italy with her family to Perugia.
As a teenager, during a student twist dancing contest, Federico Fellini noticed her and offered her a role in 8½. 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.
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.
Her breakout role came in 1969, with the role of Asmara, the Adriano Celentano's lover in Pietro Germi's Serafino. 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 and a Globo d'oro in the same category. 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. In 1985, she founded in Rome a theater workshop for children, Associazione Culturale Minestrone d'Arte. She died at 66 of lung cancer.
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Known for
Francesca Romana Coluzzi: movies and TV shows
Acting (54)
- 2016 FantastiCozzi
as (archive footage)
- 2004
- 1997 Banzai
as Ilaria
- 1992
- 1991 Per quel viaggio in Sicilia...
as Zia Rosa
- 1990 Un amore sconosciuto
as Angela
- 1987
- 1985 Red Sonja
as Red Sonja's Mother
- 1984
- 1983 Champagne in paradiso
as Lorenza
- 1983 Same Sea, Same Beach
as Zia Carla
- 1983 Massimamente folle
as Professoressa Clorida Cortese
- 1982 Quella peste di Pierina
as The gymnastics teacher
- 1981 Hot Spirits
as benzinaia
- 1981 Desirable Teacher
as Passante che ha paura dei gatti
- 1981 The Week at the Beach
as Elvira Martinelli
- 1980 School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
as Enrica, moglie di Ercole
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979 School Teacher Dances... with Her Class
as Allenatrice Russa
- 1979 Night Nurse
as Lucia
- 1977 In the Highest Heavens
as Maura
- 1977 The Schoolmate
as Professoressa Marimonti
- 1976
- 1976 The Naked Doorwoman
as signora Politoni
- 1976
- 1975 The Boss and the Worker
as Maria Luce Balestrazzi - Wife of Gianluca
- 1975 Peccato senza malizia
as Laura
- 1975 Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
as Wanda Torsello
- 1975 The School Teacher
as Amalia Mottola
- 1974 The Cousin
as moglie del deputato
- 1973 Il sergente Rompiglioni
as Semiramide
- 1973
- 1973 Karate, Fist and Beans
as 'Baby' Morgan
- 1973 Il maschio ruspante
as Amalia
- 1973 Giovannona Long-Thigh
as Mary Pedicò
- 1973 Increase and Multiply
as Luisa
- 1973 Themroc
as Neighbor
- 1973 Ingrid on the Road
as Claudia
- 1972 Father Jackleg
as Betty Brown
- 1972 Sex Shop
as Lulu
- 1972 The Italian Connection
as Trini
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 We Are All in Temporary Liberty
as Virgizio widow
- 1971 The Smugglers
as Berna
- 1971
- 1971 I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear
as Reginella
- 1970 Come Have Coffee with Us
as Tarsilla Tettamanzi
- 1970
- 1968 Serafino
as Asmara
- 1966 The Battle of the Mods
as Girl in Parisian Bistro (uncredited)
- 1965 The Two Parachutists
as Passion Flower
- 1965 002 Operation Moon
as Sonia