José Greci

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José Greci (born February 10, 1940 in Ferrara as Giuseppina Greci , † June 1, 2017 in Rome ) was an Italian actress .

life and career

Greci, the daughter of a journalist and television writer, studied drama at the Accademia nazionale d'arte drammatica from 1956 . She had her first film role in 1959 as Maria , the mother of Jesus, in the classic film Ben Hur by William Wyler ; however, she was not mentioned in the credits for this performance . She gained greater prominence in Italian cinema in the 1960s and often played several leading film roles a year. She appeared particularly often as an attractive leading lady in sandal films or spy strips with actors such as Gordon Scott , Steve Reeves and Sergio Ciani , although she was also led under pseudonyms such as "Cordin Davis", "Liz Havilland" and "Susan Paget". In addition, Greci also played in some television productions.

In the early 1970s she largely withdrew from the film business; Most recently she was in front of the camera in 1985 for a television film. She was the long-time partner of the author Dino Verde .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1958: Canne al vento (TV movie)
  • 1959: Ben Hur (Ben-Hur)
  • 1960: Battle for Rome (La vendetta dei barbari)
  • 1961: Romulus and Remus (Romolo e Remo)
  • 1962: Battle of the Giants (Ursus il gladiatore ribelle)
  • 1962: The mighty seven (Maciste il gladiatore più forte del mondo)
  • 1963: The strongest under the sun (Maciste l'eroe più grande del mondo)
  • 1963: Don Ramiro gambled away (Golia e il cavaliere mascherato)
  • 1963: The Hellhounds of Genghis Khan (Maciste contro i Mongoli)
  • 1964: The annihilation of Genghis Khan (Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan)
  • 1965: Agent 077 - Hot plaster Tangier (Marc Mato, agente p. 077)
  • 1965: Seven against all (Sette contro tutti)
  • 1966: Maigret and the strangler of Montmartre (Maigret a Pigalle)
  • 1966: King incites 7 killers (Un milione di dollari per sette assassini)
  • 1968: For the vultures to eat (All'ultimo sangue)
  • 1972: The Opium Connection
  • 1974: Catene
  • 1985: Io e te, amore mio, ci ameremo eternamente (TV movie)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Harris M. Lentz III: Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017 . McFarland, 2018, ISBN 978-1-4766-3318-3 ( google.de [accessed May 26, 2020]).
  2. ↑ José Greci. Retrieved May 26, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Greci, José
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Davis, Cordin (pen name); Havilland, Liz (pseudonym); Paget, Susan (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Ferrara
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 2017
Place of death Rome