Laura Troschel (3 November 1944 – 29 September 2016) was an Italian actress, singer and model.

Life and career

Born in

Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

, Troschel made her debut in cinema in a role of weight in ''

The Sex of Angels ''The Sex of Angels'' (, ) is a 1968 Italian erotic drama film directed by Ugo Liberatore, and starring Rosemary Dexter, Bernhard de Vries, Doris Kunstmann and Laura Troschel. Plot In Italy, Nora, an heiress at odds with her father, welcomes he ...

'' (1968), by

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. Later, she appeared in some movies as Costanza Spada, until she became the wife of comedian

Pippo Franco Francesco Pippo (born 2 September 1940), known professionally as Pippo Franco, is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s, began a career in film ...

and resumed her original name. Between the 1970s and 1980s she participated with her husband in a number of comedy films. She was also active in television, as a presenter of some popular shows with

and as an actress in several miniseries.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1968) * ''

Four Flies on Grey Velvet ''Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' () is a 1971 ''giallo'' film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film concerns Roberto Tobias ( Michael Brandon), who accidentally kills a man and is then tormented by someone who witnessed the event. The film ...

'' (1971) * '' Terrible Day of the Big Gundown'' (1971) * ''

Furto di sera bel colpo si spera ''Furto di sera bel colpo si spera'' (i.e. "Theft in the evening, a big coup hopefully") is a 1973 Italian heist-comedy film written and directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Pippo Franco. Plot Cast * Pippo Franco as Quinto * Giancarlo ...

'' (1973) * '' Nerone'' (1977) * '' L'imbranato'' (1979) * ''

Ciao marziano ''Ciao marziano'' is a 1980 Italian science fiction-comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. It is loosely based on the story ''Un marziano a Roma'' by Ennio Flaiano. Plot An alien named Bix is sent from the planet Mars to Rome in orde ...

'' (1980) * '' Il ficcanaso'' (1981) * '' The Trap'' (1985) * '' Raul: Straight to Kill'' (2005)

Discography

; Albums * 1979 - ''C'era una volta Roma'' (Cinevox, CAB 2005, LP) (con Pippo Franco) * 1988 - ''Laura Troschel'' (Yep, YLP 11, LP) ; Singles * 1977 - ''Quanto sei bella Roma (con Pippo Franco)/L'autostop'' (

Cinevox Cinevox is an Italian record label specializing in the release of motion picture soundtrack albums. Founded in 1966 in music, 1966, the label has released more than 200 titles, including numerous works by Ennio Morricone, Pino Donaggio, and vario ...

, SC 1099) * 1979 - ''Tu per me sei come Roma (con Pippo Franco)/La fornarina'' (

, SC 1135) * 1980 - ''Scacco matto (con Pippo Franco)/La sua mano'' (

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...

, 9094) * 1985 - ''Per una donna/Vite di plastica'' (Video/Radio, VR 0024, 7") * 1986 - ''Ma la domenica/A pensarci bene non mi piace il Brasile'' (

RCA Italiana RCA Italiana was an Italian record company founded in 1949 and active until 1987, the date on which, together with the parent company RCA Records, it was bought by BMG Entertainment. History Founded in Rome in 1949 under the Vatican's protec ...

, BB-7573)

References

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* 1944 births 2016 deaths Italian film actresses Italian television personalities Actors from Varese Actresses from Lombardy Italian television actresses Italian women singers 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-screen-actor-stub