Franca Bettoja, Ugo Tognazzi's wife, has died
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September 14, 2024
She was born in Rome on May 14, 1936 and was married to the great actor from 1972 until his death on October 27, 1990
Wife, mother and actress... Franca Bettoja, wife of Ugo Tognazzi, to whom she was married from 1972 until her death in Rome on October 27, 1990, passed away at the age of 88. Her acting career began with a small part in the film Un palco all'opera (1955) which was the prelude to her participation in Pietro Germi's L'uomo di paglia (1958). Her interpretation of the tormented character of Rita struck film critics to the point that the role earned her a nomination for the Grolla D'oro as best actress in a leading role.
MARRIED UGO TOGNAZZI IN 1972
Her artistic career had good success with the television series La pisana (1960); in 1962 she was nominated for the Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Marcella in the film Day by Day, Desperately by Oscar winner Alfredo Giannetti. In 1963 she starred alongside Vincent Price in the film The Last Man on Earth, considered a cult film and which inspired many other genre films in the years to come. In 1972 she married Ugo Tognazzi with whom she had worked in the film Il fischio al naso, which he directed in 1967: they already had two children, Gianmarco and Maria Sole. After the wedding, her film appearances will become increasingly rare: the last dates back to 1993 in Claudio Fragasso's Shaved Heads, where she plays the part of the mother of the character played by her son Gianmarco.
BETTOJA, Franca (Franca Bettoia)
Born: 5/14/1936, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died: 9/?/2024, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Franca Bettoja’s western – actress:
Don’t Touch the White Woman! - 1973 (Rayon de Lune)
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