Fulvia Franco

Fulvia Franco

1931-05-21 – 1988-05-15 (age 56) Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
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Biography

From Wikipedia

Fulvia Franco (21 May 1931 - 15 May 1988) was an Italian

actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Born in Trieste, the daughter of a businessman, Franco won

the third edition of the Miss Italia beauty contest held in 1948 in Stresa. As

a part of the contest that provided for the winner a role in a movie soon to be

realized with Totò, a member of the jury, Franco appeared in a bib part in Totò

al giro d'Italia. Thanks to the success of the film, Franco continued her film

career, even appearing in leading roles; her most significant and critically

apprecciated role was the sensual widow in L’avventura di un soldato, the

directorial debut of Nino Manfredi which was part of the anthology film L'amore

difficile.

Franco was married to the actor and boxer Tiberio Mitri for

about twenty years, and she starred with him on several fotoromanzi.

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Known For

Hercules Unchained
Hercules Unchained

1959

as Anticlea

Conquerors of Arkansas
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses

1963

as Ithaca Queen

For Love and Gold
For Love and Gold

1966

as Luida

Tempest
Tempest

1958

as Palaska

Finalmente libero
Finalmente libero

1953

as Anna

Lone and Angry Man
Lone and Angry Man

1965

as Lulu Belle

High Infidelity
High Infidelity

1964

as Raffaella

Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
Sex Can Be Difficult
Sex Can Be Difficult

1962

as La vedova (segment "L'avventura di un soldato")

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza

1968

as Duchessa Madre

Sins of Casanova
Sins of Casanova

1954

as Bettina, la fantesca

Ugly at Night
Ugly at Night

1968

as Signora Ananas

Toto Tours Italy
Toto Tours Italy

1948

as Miss Italia

Totó in color
Totó in color

1952

as Poppy

Le belle dell'aria
Le belle dell'aria

1957

as Edmunda

Totò all'inferno
Totò all'inferno

1955

as Una moglie

La moglie è uguale per tutti
La moglie è uguale per tutti

1955

as Agatina Cuccurullo

These Mad, Mad Women
These Mad, Mad Women

1964

as The Lady ('Pochi ma buoni')