Known For
Acting
Born
May 20, 1943
Died
Jul 15, 2009
Place of Birth
Tirana, Albania
Credits
54 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
FantastiCozzi
(archive footage)
The Origin of the Mala
Banzai
Ilaria
Love at First Sight
Lucia Mazzone
Per quel viaggio in Sicilia...
Zia Rosa
Un amore sconosciuto
Angela
Professione vacanze
Ursula
Red Sonja
Red Sonja's Mother
The Last Days of Pompeii
Stratonice
Champagne in paradiso
Lorenza
Same Sea, Same Beach
Zia Carla
Massimamente folle
Professoressa Clorida Cortese
Quella peste di Pierina
The gymnastics teacher
Hot Spirits
benzinaia
Desirable Teacher
Passante che ha paura dei gatti
The Week at the Beach
Elvira Martinelli
School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class
Enrica, moglie di Ercole
The Highschool Girl, the Devil, and the Holywater
Lady Football
School Teacher Dances... with Her Class
Allenatrice Russa
Night Nurse
Lucia
In the Highest Heavens
Maura
The Schoolmate
Professoressa Marimonti
Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate
The Naked Doorwoman
signora Politoni
Occhio Alla Vedova!
The Boss and the Worker
Maria Luce Balestrazzi - Wife of Gianluca
Peccato senza malizia
Laura
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Wanda Torsello
The School Teacher
Amalia Mottola
The Cousin
moglie del deputato
Il sergente Rompiglioni
Semiramide
Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia
Pupetta
Karate, Fist and Beans
'Baby' Morgan
Il maschio ruspante
Amalia
Giovannona Long-Thigh
Mary Pedicò
Increase and Multiply
Luisa
Themroc
Neighbor
Ingrid on the Road
Claudia
Father Jackleg
Betty Brown
Sex Shop
Lulu
The Italian Connection
Trini
Storia di confine
Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do?
Tilde
We Are All in Temporary Liberty
Virgizio widow
The Smugglers
Berna
Madness
I Don't See, You Don't Speak, He Doesn't Hear
Reginella
Come Have Coffee with Us
Tarsilla Tettamanzi
Mio Mao: Fatiche ed avventure di alcuni giovani occidentali per introdurre il vizio in Cina
Claire