Teresa Franchini
Teresa Franchini (19 September 1877 – 11 August 1972) was an Italian stage and film actress. She was a leading lady of the theatre in her youth, appearing in the first Italian staging of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan in 1905.[1] Beginning in 1935, she played supporting roles in around twenty films.
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| Born | 19 September 1877 |
| Died | 11 August 1972 (aged 94) Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1935 - 1960 (film) |
Biography
Teresa Franchini was born on 19 September 1877 in Torre Pedrera di Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress, known for Sleeping Beauty (1942), Tormento (1950), and Chains (1949). She was married to Mario Fumagalli (1904-1936). She died on 11 August 1972 in Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna.[2]
Selected filmography
- Lorenzino de' Medici (1935)
- Sleeping Beauty (1942)
- Street of the Five Moons (1942)
- Souls in Turmoil (1942)
- Rita of Cascia (1943)
- Chains (1949)
- Torment (1950)
- Nobody's Children (1951)
- Who is Without Sin (1952)
- Lieutenant Giorgio (1952)
- Torna! (1953)
- Sins of Rome (1953)
- Noi peccatori (1953)
References
- Evangelista, Stefano. The Reception of Oscar Wilde in Europe. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010. p.30.
- "Teresa Franchini". IMDb. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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