Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1943-05-20
Day of Death
2009-07-15
Place of Birth
Tirana, Albania
Francesca Romana 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 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.
Filmography (51)
FantastiCozzi
2016The Origin of the Mala
2004
Banzai
1997
Per quel viaggio in Sicilia...
1991Un amore sconosciuto
1990
Red Sonja
1985
Champagne in paradiso
1983
Same Sea, Same Beach
1983
Massimamente folle
1983
Quella peste di Pierina
1982
Hot Spirits
1981
Desirable Teacher
1981
The Week at the Beach
1981
School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
1980
