Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Acting
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
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.
Media of
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
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Filmography of
Francesca Romana Coluzzi
(archive footage)
... 2016
... 2004
Ilaria
... 1997
Zia Rosa
... 1991
Angela
... 1990
Red Sonja's Mother
... 1985
Lorenza
... 1983
Zia Carla
... 1983
Professoressa Clorida Cortese
... 1983
The gymnastics teacher
... 1982
benzinaia
... 1981
Passante che ha paura dei gatti
... 1981
Elvira Martinelli
... 1981
Enrica, moglie di Ercole
... 1980
... 1979
Allenatrice Russa
... 1979
Lucia
... 1979
Maura
... 1977
Professoressa Marimonti
... 1977
... 1976
signora Politoni
... 1976
... 1976
Maria Luce Balestrazzi - Wife of Gianluca
... 1975
Laura
... 1975
... 1975
Amalia Mottola
... 1975
moglie del deputato
... 1974
Semiramide
... 1973
... 1973
'Baby' Morgan
... 1973
Amalia
... 1973
Mary Pedicò
... 1973
Luisa
... 1973
Neighbor
... 1973
Claudia
... 1973
Betty Brown
... 1972
Lulu
... 1972
Trini
... 1972
... 1972
... 1972
Virgizio widow
... 1971
Berna
... 1971
... 1971
... 1971
Tarsilla Tettamanzi
... 1970
... 1970
Asmara
... 1968
Girl in Parisian Bistro (uncredited)
... 1966
Passion Flower
... 1965
Sonia
... 1965