Franca Tamantini (24 August 1931 – 11 August 2014) was an Italian film, television and stage actress.

Life and career

Born in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, since young age Tamantini studied piano, singing and classical dance at the

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (Rome Opera House) is an opera house in Rome, Italy. Originally opened in November 1880 as the 2,212 seat ''Costanzi Theatre'', it has undergone several changes of name as well modifications and improvements. The pres ...

. In 1948 she was chosen by

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of Italian neorealism, cinematic neorealism, but later ...

to play Olimpia in the stage drama ''Rosalinda o come vi piace'', and one year later she made her film debut in

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's '' Cenerentola'', a musical adaptation of the

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's fairy tale ''

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''. During her career Tamantini was often cast in

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

s and musical comedies, both in the theater and in television. In films, she was often cast in character roles, and she enjoyed a late success only at mature age, with the role of Miss Necchi in the '' Amici Miei'' film series.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamantini, Franca 1931 births 2014 deaths Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses