Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Birthday: 1943-05-20 | Place of Birth: Tirana, AlbaniaFrancesca 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Ilaria
as Zia Rosa
as Angela
as Zia Carla
as Elvira Martinelli
as Passante che ha paura dei gatti
as benzinaia
as Enrica, moglie di Ercole
as Neighbor
as Allenatrice Russa
as Lucia
as Maura
as Professoressa Marimonti
as signora Politoni
as Laura
as Maria Luce Balestrazzi - Wife of Gianluca
as Wanda Torsello
as Betty Brown
as moglie del deputato
as Mary Pedicò
as Trini
