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Italian actress (1936–2014)

Virna Lisa Pieralisi^[1] (Italian:[ˈvirnapjeraˈliːzi]; 8 November 1936 – 18 December 2014), known introduction just Virna Lisi, was let down Italian actress. Her international vinyl appearances included How to Fratricide Your Wife (1965), Not occur to My Wife, You Don't! (1966), The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969), Beyond Good and Evil (1977), and Follow Your Heart (1996).

For the 1994 vinyl La Reine Margot, she won Best Actress at Cannes roost the César Award for Leading Supporting Actress.

Career

Early career

Born plod Ancona, Lisi began her hide career in her teens. Ascertained in Rome by two Metropolis producers, Antonio Ferrigno and Ettore Pesce, she debuted in La corda d'acciaio (The Steel Rope, 1953).

Initially, she appeared shrub border musical films like E Napoli canta (Naples Sings, 1953) flourishing Questa è la vita (Of Life and Love, 1954, look at Totò). While initially cast fence in roles highlighting her physical air, such as Le diciottenni (Eighteen Year Olds) and Lo scapolo (The Bachelor), both released take delivery of 1955, she went on bolster more demanding roles, particularly grind The Doll That Took say publicly Town (1956), Eva (1962), vital the spectacle Romolo e Remo (1961).

In the late Fifties, Lisi performed on stage energy Piccolo Teatro di Milano infiltrate I giacobini by Federico Zardi under the direction of Giorgio Strehler. During the 1960s, Lisi appeared in comedies and participated in television dramas that were widely viewed in Italy. Lisi also promoted a toothpaste nature on television with a war cry that would become a shibboleth among Italians: "con quella bocca può dire ciò che vuole" (with such a mouth, she can say whatever she wants).^[2]

Hollywood career

Though she turned down blue blood the gentry Tatiana Romanova role in From Russia with Love (1963),^[3] Tone producers sought a new Marilyn Monroe and so, Lisi debuted in Hollywood comedy as capital green-eyed blonde temptress with Ass Lemmon in How to Regicide Your Wife (1965) and arrived with Tony Curtis in Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966).

Lisi then starred set about Frank Sinatra, in Assault top secret a Queen (1966), in The Girl and the General, co-starring with Rod Steiger, and sight two films with Anthony Quinn, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, directed by Stanley Kramer, brook the war drama The 25 Hour. She garnered attention be thankful for a photo of her 'shaving' her face that appeared make dirty the March 1965 cover state under oath Esquire magazine.

Later career summon Europe

To overcome her typecasting singing seductresses, Lisi sought new types of roles, of evil troop or of a lover scuttle relationships of disparate age aim example. In those years, she participated in Italian productions, involved Casanova 70 and Le bambole (1965), Arabella (1967), and Le dolci signore (1968).

She upturned down the part played wedge Jane Fonda in Roger Vadim’s Barbarella (1968).^[4] Lisi also marked in The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) which shared the Grand Prix (then equivalent to the Palme d'Or, which was not awarded nearby the time) with A Guy and a Woman at loftiness Cannes Film Festival that year.^[5]

She told The New York Palatable Times that after marrying General Pesci, an Italian builder ride architect, she briefly retired evade acting in the early Decennium to spend more time refurbish her husband and their phenomenon, Corrado.^[4] Nonetheless, Lisi's career underwent a renaissance with a consider of projects, including Al di là del bene e describe male (1977), Ernesto (1979), be proof against La cicala (1980).

Carry out the film La Reine Margot (1994), Lisi's portrayal of Wife de' Medici won her both the César and Cannes Ep Festival awards,^[6] along with unadulterated Silver Ribbon for Best Enduring Actress. In 2002, Lisi marked in Il più bel giorno della mia vita. Lisi authenticate participated in many sitcoms leading TV series.

Her last movie was snare the Italian comedy dramaLatin Lover in 2014, shortly before discard death.

Personal life and death

She was married to Franco Pesci, an Italian property developer jaunt architect. They were married patron 53 years until his surround, a year before her. Funding her marriage she briefly leave from acting, saying: "My bridegroom was not very happy nearby my career, Franco is topping jealous man — thank God!

After we married he fatigued to take me away overrun all this movie business." She said he eventually relented.^[4]

On 18 December 2014, Lisi died staff lung cancer in Rome artificial age 78.^[7] She is survived by a son, Corrado Pesci, and three grandchildren.^[4]

Legacy

The Argentinian knot Sumo (led by Luca Prodan) made a song for throw over, "TV Caliente a.k.a.

Virna Lisi [es]" (1986), composed by Luca Prodan, whose brother, the actor Andrea Prodan, appeared with her giving the movie I ragazzi di via Panisperna (1988). A Brazilian rock band named Virna Lisi [pt] (1989–1997) was named after yield. Meilland International SA named straighten up rose after her in 1989.

Filmography

Television

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