Rosanna Schiaffino
Rosanna Schiaffino (born November 25, 1939 in Genoa , † October 17, 2009 in Milan ) was an Italian actress .
Life
Schiaffino was born in Northern Italy . In the 1950s, she took part in a few miss elections . At sixteen she was elected Miss Liguria . She then worked as a photo model . From 1956 she also worked as a film actress .
Her cinema career began in 1956 with two tiny roles in the films Orlando ei Paladini di Francia and Totò, lascia o raddoppia? . In 1958 she got the lead role in the film The Challenge (La sfida) by Francesco Rosi . 1959 followed the female lead in the film One hectare of heaven (Un ettare di cielo) . Schiaffino then played in numerous Italian and international productions.
With the films Der Rebell von Samara (Il vendicatore) by Wilhelm Dieterle , Wir von der Straße (La notte brava) by Mauro Bolognini and Two weeks in another town (Two weeks in another town) by Vincente Minnelli , Schiaffino achieved the final breakthrough for Movie star. Schiaffino starred alongside Françoise Arnoul and Michel Piccoli in the 1960 film Ball of Spies (Le bal des espions) . In 1962 she played together with OW Fischer in the film Axel Munthe - The Doctor of San Michele .
In 1966 she was awarded a special price (Targa d'Oro) by David di Donatello for her role as Lucrezia in the film Mandragola or The Lover as Doctor , a comedy by Niccolò Machiavelli .
From the mid-1960s, however, Schiaffino only got roles in mediocre productions. Schiaffino played this time at random in period films , thrillers , spaghetti westerns and comedies . In the mid-1970s, Schiaffino retired from the film business.
In 1991 the actress fell ill with breast cancer . After a significant deterioration in their state of health in 2008 Schiaffino succumbed to her in October 2009 at the age of 69 years suffering from cancer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: Orlando ei Paladini di Francia
- 1956: Totò, lascia o raddoppia?
- 1958: The Challenge (La sfida)
- 1959: One hectare of heaven (Un ettare di cielo)
- 1959: The Samara Rebel (Il vendicatore)
- 1959: We from the street (La notte brava)
- 1960: Ball of Spies (Le bal des espions)
- 1960: Theseus, hero of Hellas (Teseo contro il Minotauro)
- 1961: Under the sign of the lily (Le miracle des loups)
- 1961: The Rape of the Sabine Women (Il ratto delle Sabine)
- 1962: Two weeks in another city (Two weeks in another town)
- 1962: Axel Munthe - The doctor from San Michele
- 1963: The Viking Raid (The long ships)
- 1963: The winners (The Victors)
- 1964: 90 nights and one day
- 1965: The secret of the three junks
- 1965: Mandragola or The Lover as a Doctor (Mandragola)
- 1966: Arrivederci, baby! (Drop Dead Darling)
- 1967: I come from the end of the world (L'Avventuriero)
- 1972: The horse came without socks (Ettore lo fusto)
- 1973: The Man from El Paso (Un hombre llamado Noon)
- 1973: 5 sky dogs on the way to Tobruk (Gli eroi)
- 1976: Coral girl (La ragazza dalla pelle di corallo)
Web links
- Rosanna Schiaffino in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rosanna Schiaffino in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rosanna Schiaffino in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
- ^ È morta Rosanna Schiaffino obituary in: Corriere della Sera of October 17, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schiaffino, Rosanna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 2009 |
| Place of death | Milan |