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Franca Tamantini
Born	(1931-08-24)24 August 1931 Rome, Italy
Died	11 August 2014(2014-08-11) (aged 82) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress

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

Life and career

Born in Rome, since young age Tamantini studied piano, singing and classical dance at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. In 1948 she was chosen by Luchino Visconti to play Olimpia in the stage drama Rosalinda o come vi piace, and one year later she made her film debut in Fernando Cerchio's Cenerentola, a musical adaptation of the Charles Perrault's fairy tale Cinderella.

During her career Tamantini was often cast in operettas 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

1. ^ "L'attrice che Misplaced Pages non vuole far morire". Il Venerdì di Repubblica. No. 1384. 26 September 2014. p. 112. Retrieved 22 November 2014.(subscription required)
2. Filippo Landini. "Franca Tamantini resuscita su Misplaced Pages". University of Ferrara. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
3. ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. p. 348. ISBN 888440214X.

External links

Media related to Franca Tamantini at Wikimedia Commons

• Franca Tamantini at IMDb

• 1931 births
• 2014 deaths
• Actresses from Rome
• Italian film actresses
• 20th-century Italian actresses
• Italian stage actresses
• Italian television actresses