Ada Pometti (born 13 May 1955) is an Italian film, television and stage actress.

Life and career

Born Nunzia Agata Pometti in Catania,

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, she graduated from the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. The centre is the oldest film school in ...

in Rome, and she worked at the

Teatro Stabile di Catania The Teatro Stabile di Catania (Permanent theatre of Catania) is a theatrical institution based in Catania, Sicily, Italy which was formed in 1958. It has two theatres, the Teatro Giovanni Verga, the Teatro Angelo Musco. Annually, the program offer ...

. A

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, she was sometimes credited with the names Priscilla Benson and Ada Pomeroy.

Selected filmography

* ''

His Name Was King ''His Name Was King'' ( it, Lo chiamavano King) is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Giancarlo Romitelli and starring Richard Harrison and Klaus Kinski. Plot The bounty killer "King" Marley kills one of the Benson brothers, who are want ...

'' (1971) * '' Il sindacalista'' (1972) * '' The Killer Is on the Phone'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

Property Is No Longer a Theft ''Property Is No Longer a Theft'' ( it, La proprietà non è più un furto) is a 1973 comedy film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Total, a young bank cashier, sees his life, with its ...

'' (1973) * '' La via dei babbuini'' (1974) * ''

Commissariato di notturna ''Commissariato di notturna'' is a 1974 Italian crime-comedy film directed by . It was one of the few films that tried to mix the classical commedia all'italiana with the '' poliziottesco'' genre. Cast * Rosanna Schiaffino: Sonia *Gastone Mo ...

'' (1974) * '' Il caso Raoul'' (1975) * '' The Exorcist: Italian Style'' (1975) * '' Savage Three'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1975) * ''

L'Italia s'è rotta ''L'Italia s'è rotta'' ("Italy is broken") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot The two Sicilian Peppe Truzzoliti and Antonio Mancuso decide, after a misadventure with some mafia drug dealers, to leave the cold and racist Tu ...

'' (1976) * '' Basta che non si sappia in giro'' (1976) * '' Zanna Bianca e il grande Kid'' (1977) * ''

Il Capo dei Capi ''Il Capo dei Capi'' (''The Boss of the Bosses'') is a six-part Italian miniseries which debuted on Canale 5 between October and November 2007. It tells the story of Salvatore Riina, alias ''Totò u Curtu'' (Totò the Short), a mafioso boss f ...

'' (TV Mini-Series, 2007) * ''

Il tredicesimo apostolo Il tredicesimo apostolo (The Thirteenth Apostle) is an Italian television series produced in 2012. Directed by Alexis Sweet. Characters *Claudia Pandolfi as Doctor Claudia Munari (season 1-) * Claudio Gioè as Father Gabriel Antinori (season 1-) ...

'' (TV Series, 2014)

References

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* Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses Actors from Catania Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni 1942 births Living people 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub