Maria Grazia Francia (17 September 1931 – 4 March 2021) was an Italian actress of classic cinema.
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| Born | 17 September 1931 Florence, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 4 March 2021 (aged 89) Terni, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Career
editBorn in Florence, in the mid-1940s Francia moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.[1] She eventually left the course to star alongside Anna Magnani in Gennaro Righelli's Abbasso la ricchezza!.[1] Since then she appeared in several important films, directed by directors such as Luigi Zampa, Giuseppe De Santis and Mario Bonnard.[1] She was also active on stage and on television dramas, before retiring from acting in the early 1970s.[1] She died on March 4, 2021, at the age of 89 in Terni, Italy.[2]
Selected filmography
edit- Peddlin' in Society (1946)
- L'onorevole Angelina (1947)
- Bitter Rice (1949)
- Flying Squadron (1949)
- No Peace Under the Olive Tree (1950)
- The Outlaws (1950)
- The Vow (1950)
- Santa Lucia luntana... (1951)
- Due sorelle amano (1951)
- Auguri e figli maschi (1951)
- I figli non si vendono (1952)
- Rome 11:00 (1952)
- The Angel of Sin (1952)
- Voice of Silence (1953)
- Rimorso (1953)
- Milady and the Musketeers (1953)
- La peccatrice dell'isola (1953)
- I piombi di Venezia (1953)
- Schiava del peccato (1954)
- Goodbye Naples (1955)
- I pappagalli (1956)
- Accadde una notte (1956)
- La donna che amo (1957)
- Goodbye, Firenze! (1958)
- Tiro al piccione (1961)
- The Shoot (1964)
- I soldi (1965)
- Una carabina per Schüt (1966)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Roberto Chiti. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese, 1999. ISBN 8877423420.
- ^ "Attori : Maria Grazia Francia – Il mito di Carosello" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
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