Franca Tamantini
Acting
Born August 24, 1931, Roma, Lazio, Italy
Franca Tamantini (24 August 1931 – 11 August 2014) was an Italian film, television and stage actress. 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. Source: Article "Franca Tamantini" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Filmography
- 1998The Second Wife
- L'avvocato delle donne — Ada Ricci
- 1992Ma tu mi vuoi bene? — Margherita
- La coscienza di Zeno — Mrs. Malfenti
- 1985My Friends Act III — Carmen Necchi
- 1983Deadly Circuit — Signora Comolli
- 1982My Friends Act II — Carmen
- 1981Help Me Dream — Tonina
- 1979Lovers and Liars
- 1977Gastone — Teresa
- 1975My Friends — Carmen
- 1962I motorizzati — Rita
- 1962The Police Commissioner — Marisa
- 1961Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento — presentatrice alla radio di Portofino
- 1957The Man Who Wagged His Tail — Alfonso's Girlfriend
- 1955Due soldi di felicità — Alba Doris
- 1955La sultana Safiyè
- 1955Le vacanze del Sor Clemente — Tamara
- 1955Rigoletto — Maddalena
- 1954Barrier of the Law — Wilma
- 195310 love songs to save — Giovanna
- 1952La Favorita — Ines
- 1952Sunday Heroes — Annetta
- 1952The City Stands Trial — Carmela
- 1952The Queen of Sheba — The False Mother
- 1951Greetings and sons! — l'amante di Paciottini
- 1951Revenge of the Pirates — Dolores
- 1951The Young Caruso — Carragi - Soprano
- 1951Tomorrow Is Another Day — Lola
- 1950Totò Looking for Wife — Luisella
- 1949Cenerentola — Tisbe
- 1949Femmina incatenata
- 1946Biraghin