Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-05-20 in Tirana, Albania
Died
2009-07-15
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.
Most Known For
Serafino
as Asmara
Themroc
as Neighbor
Red Sonja
as Red Sonja's Mother
FantastiCozzi
as (archive footage)
Night Nurse
as Lucia
The School Teacher
as Amalia Mottola
Love at First Sight
as Lucia Mazzone
Professione vacanze
as Ursula
The Cousin
as moglie del deputato
Giovannona Long-Thigh
as Mary Pedicò
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Stratonice
Desirable Teacher
as Passante che ha paura dei gatti
Sex Shop
as Lulu
Hot Spirits
as benzinaia
School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
as Enrica, moglie di Ercole
The Italian Connection
as Trini
The Schoolmate
as Professoressa Marimonti
The Highschool Girl, the Devil, and the Holywater
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
as Wanda Torsello
School Teacher Dances... with Her Class
as Allenatrice Russa