Nora Ricci
Appearance
Nora Ricci | |
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![]() Ricci in The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) | |
Born | 19 July 1924 Viareggio, Italy |
Died | 16 April 1976 Rome, Italy | (aged 51)
Occupation | Actress |
Nora Ricci (19 July 1924 – 16 April 1976) was an Italian actress.[1]
Life and career
Born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Ricci was the daughter of actors Renzo Ricci and Margherita Bagni, and the nephew of actor Ermete Zacconi.[2] At 17 years old, she moved to Rome to enroll in the Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she knew Vittorio Gassman, who became her husband in 1944 and with whom she separated shortly later and eventually divorced in 1952.[2]
Ricci made her professional debut in 1943, in the theatrical company led by Laura Adani.[2] During her career she was active on stage, radio, television and in films, notably working with Luchino Visconti, Pietro Germi, Liliana Cavani.[2] She died after a long illness, aged 51.[3]
Filmography
- 1951: Bellissima - Laundry Worker
- 1954: The Doctor of the Mad - La figlia di Amalia
- 1955: Eighteen Year Olds - Una assistente del collegio
- 1955: Il motivo in maschera
- 1962: A Very Private Affair - (uncredited)
- 1963: The Shortest Day - Una donna in attesa alla stazione (uncredited)
- 1966: The Birds, the Bees and the Italians - Gilda Bisigato
- 1967: The Witches - Gloria's secretary (segment "Strega Bruciata Viva, La")
- 1968: The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
- 1968: The Damned - Mimi's Mother
- 1969: Metti, una sera a cena - 1st Actress
- 1969: The Libertine - Governess
- 1971: Death in Venice - Governess
- 1971: Roma Bene - donna Serena
- 1972: Paulina 1880 - Priscilla
- 1973: Ludwig - Countess Ida Ferenczy
- 1974: The Night Porter - The Neighbor
References
- ^ "Nora Ricci". unifrance.org. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Le attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ "A Roma i funerali di Nora Ricci". La Stampa. No. 92. 20 April 1976.
External links
- Nora Ricci at IMDb