Leonora Ruffo
Leonora Ruffo (born January 13, 1935 in Rome , † May 28, 2007 there ; actually Eleonora Ruffo ) was an Italian film actress .
Life
Ruffo was discovered by director Pietro Francisci for his film Le meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino (1951). She appeared in several of her mentor's films in the years to come. In her second film ( Gli amanti die Ravello (1952), by Luigi Capuano ) she was enigmatically portrayed as Bruna Falchi .
Federico Fellini gave Ruffo a role in I Vitelloni - The Idlers (1953); it remained her greatest success, also because she concentrated on entertainment films until the end of her career in 1969. She was seen alongside muscled mythical heroes (played by Mark Forest , Gordon Scott and Reg Park ) in the sandal films The Revenge of Hercules , Maciste's greatest adventure and vampire against Heracles , in a spacesuit in the space cruiser Hydra - duel in space and as beleaguered Beautiful in spaghetti westerns invitation to dance of death .
Even during her active time, Ruffo was able to keep her private side away from the headlines.
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: The Queen of Sheba (La regina di Saba)
- 1953: Vitelloni (The Idlers) (I vitelloni)
- 1957: The black devil (Il diavolo nero)
- 1959: The Widower (Il vedovo)
- 1960: The Revenge of Hercules (La vendetta di Ercole)
- 1961: Maciste 's greatest adventure (Maciste contro il vampiro)
- 1961: Vampires against Heracles (Ercole al centro della terra)
- 1965: Space cruiser Hydra - duel in space (2 + 5: Missione Hydra)
- 1968: Invitation to dance of death (… E venne il tempo di uccidere)
Awards
- 1955: Étoile de Cristal as best foreign actress for I Vitelloni - The Idlers
Web links
- Leonora Ruffo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ruffo, Leonora |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ruffo, Eleonora; Falchi, Bruna |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 2007 |
Place of death | Rome , Italy |