Fulvia Franco

Biography

From Wikipedia Fulvia Franco (21 May 1931 - 15 May 1988) was an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Born in Trieste, the daughter of a businessman, Franco won the third edition of the Miss Italia beauty contest held in 1948 in Stresa. As a part of the contest that provided for the winner a role in a movie soon to be realized with Totò, a member of the jury, Franco appeared in a bib part in Totò al giro d'Italia. Thanks to the success of the film, Franco continued her film career, even appearing in leading roles; her most significant and critically apprecciated role was the sensual widow in L’avventura di un soldato, the directorial debut of Nino Manfredi which was part of the anthology film L'amore difficile. Franco was married to the actor and boxer Tiberio Mitri for about twenty years, and she starred with him on several fotoromanzi.

Known For

For Love and Gold

as Luida

Totó in color

as Poppy

Toto Tours Italy

as Miss Italia

Hercules Unchained

as Anticlea

Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor

as Caterina

Totò all'inferno

as Una moglie

Lone and Angry Man

as Lulu Belle

Two Sons of Ringo

as Margaret

Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza

as Duchessa Madre

Hercules, Samson & Ulysses

as Ithaca Queen