Laura Nucci (26 February 1913 – 30 January 1994) was an Italian film actress. Nucci was one of the stars of the

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, emerging after she won a competition.Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013. p.56 Her career was setback by the downfall of

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's regime, but from 1950 she began appearing in films again as a

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. She also appeared in television, such as the 1957 series ''

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''.

Selected filmography

* '' La Leggenda di Wally'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' Bad Subject'' (1933) * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Golden Arrow'' (1935) * '' The Dance of Time'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

We Were Seven Widows ''We Were Seven Widows'' () is a 1939 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Antonio Gandusio - L'avvocato Ruggero Mauri * Nino Taranto - Orlando, il cameriere di ...

'' (1939) * '' The Faceless Voice'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' The Knight of San Marco'' (1939) * '' La signorina'' (1942) * ''

The Adventures of Fra Diavolo ''The Adventures of Fra Diavolo'' () is a 1942 Italian adventure film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Enzo Fiermonte. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte — Michele Pezza detto "Fra' Diavolo" * Elsa De Giorgi — Fortunata Consiglio * Laura Nucci � ...

'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' Disowned'' (1954) * '' Call Girls of Rome'' (1960) * '' The Lovely Lola'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1967) * '' The Bloodstained Shadow'' (1978) * '' Killer Nun'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1982) * '' Warrior of the Lost World'' (1983)

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* 1913 births 1994 deaths Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub