Chiara Moretti (8 August 1955 – 16 May 2023) was an Italian actress.

Biography

Born in

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, Moretti started her acting career in the second half of the 1970s, appearing alongside

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in a series of projects, including the films ''

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'' by

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and in ''

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'' by

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, where she played the main female character Irma. Later she had other significant roles in the films ' and '; she made her last appearance in Bertolucci's ''

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'' (1987). Leaving acting, she devoted herself to politics as a member of the

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and later of

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. She was the

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of District 5 of the Municipality of Florence, from 2004 to 2014. Moretti died in May 2023, in

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, at the age of 67.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moretti, Chiara 1955 births 2023 deaths Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Actors from Siena Actresses from Tuscany