Teresa Franchini (19 September 1877 – 11 August 1972) was an Italian stage and film actress. She was a

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of the theatre in her youth, appearing in the first Italian staging of

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Lady Windermere's Fan ''Lady Windermere's Fan, A Play About a Good Woman'' is a four-act comedy by Oscar Wilde, first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London. The story concerns Lady Windermere, who suspects that her husband is ...

'' in 1905. Beginning in 1935, she played supporting roles in around twenty films.

Biography

Teresa Franchini was born on 19 September 1877 in Torre Pedrera di Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress, known for ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1942), ''Tormento'' (1950), and ''Chains'' (1949). She was married to Mario Fumagalli (1904-1936). She died on 11 August 1972 in Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna.

Selected filmography

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'' (1935) * ''

Sleeping Beauty "Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...

'' (1942) * '' Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) * '' Souls in Turmoil'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Torment'' (1950) * '' Nobody's Children'' (1951) * '' Who is Without Sin'' (1952) * ''

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Torna! ''Torna!'' (i.e. "Come Back!") is a 1953 Italian melodrama film that was directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Yvonne Sanson. Plot Roberto, who has been estranged from his family, presumably because of his illegitim ...

'' (1953) * '' Sins of Rome'' (1953) * ''

Noi peccatori ''Noi peccatori'' (i.e. "We, sinners") is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Yvonne Sanson. Plot Cast * Yvonne Sanson as Lucia * Steve Barclay as Stefano *Tamara Lees as Fausta * Carletto Sposito as ...

'' (1953)

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* 1877 births 1972 deaths Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses 20th-century Italian actresses People from the Province of Rimini Actresses from Emilia-Romagna {{Italy-stage-actor-stub