Nora Ricci

Biography

Eleonora Ricci (19 July 1924 – 16 April 1976) was an Italian actress. Born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Ricci was the daughter of actors Renzo Ricci and Margherita Bagni. Ermete Zacconi was her mother's stepfather. At 17 years old, she moved to Rome to enroll in the Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she met Vittorio Gassman, who became her husband in 1944 and from whom she separated shortly after the birth of her only child, actress Paola Gassman (born June 1945), divorcing Vittorio in 1952 so he could marry Shelley Winters. Ricci made her professional debut in 1943, in the theatrical company led by Laura Adani. During her career she was active on stage, radio, television and in films, notably working with Luchino Visconti, Pietro Germi, Liliana Cavani. She died after a long illness, aged 51. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nora Ricci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Death in Venice (1971) — Tadzio's Governess
2. The Night Porter (1974) — The Neighbor
3. Bellissima (1952) — Laundry Worker
4. The Damned (1969) — Governess
5. Ludwig (1973) — Countess Ida Ferenczy
6. The Witches (1967) — Gloria's Secretary (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
7. The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) — Gilda Bisigato
8. Il medico dei pazzi (1954) — La figlia di Amalia
9. The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) — Tadzio's Governess (archive footage) (uncredited)
10. The Libertine (1968) — Madre di Mimmi
11. The Shortest Day (1963) — Donna alla stazione (uncredited)
12. Love Circle (1969) — 1st Actress
13. Roma bene (1971) — donna Serena
14. Eighteen Year Olds (1955) — Una assistente del collegio
15. Paulina 1880 (1972) — Priscilla
16. Anna Karenina (1974) — Lidia Ivanovna
17. The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (1968) — Eleonora
18. Six Characters in Search of an Author (1965) — La prima attrice
19. Nel mondo di Alice (1974) — La cuoca
20. Come un uragano (1971) — Kitty Ryan
21. Motivo in maschera (1955)