Biography
Francesca Romana Coluzzi (20 May 1943 – 15 July 2009) was an Italian actress. A respected dramatic actress on stage, she is probably best known for her roles in the commedia sexy all'italiana. Life and career Born in Tirana, Albania, of Italian parents, Coluzzi soon moved to Italy with her family to Perugia. As a teenager, during a student twist dancing contest, Federico Fellini noticed her and offered her a role in 8½. Coluzzi declined the offer to continue her studies, but however the encounter with Fellini marked her life, and she eventually decided to leave the university to pursue a career in the cinema. She started her career as a body double, first of Mylène Demongeot in Fantômas and later of Marisa Mell in Danger: Diabolik. In 1965, at 22, Coluzzi made her acting debut in the Lucio Fulci's comedy film 002 Operazione Luna. Her breakout role came in 1969, with the role of Asmara, the Adriano Celentano's lover in Pietro Germi's Serafino. One year later she played Tarsilla Tettamanzi in Alberto Lattuada's Come Have Coffee with Us, and for this role she won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress and a Globo d'oro in the same category. In the following years Coluzzi …
Movies & TV Shows
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Red Sonja (1985) — Red Sonja's Mother
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The Italian Connection (1972) — Trini
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Desirable Teacher (1981) — Passante che ha paura dei gatti
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Serafino (1968) — Asmara
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Themroc (1973) — Neighbor
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Night Nurse (1979) — Lucia
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Giovannona Long-Thigh (1973) — Mary Pedicò
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The School Teacher (1975) — Amalia Mottola
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Come Have Coffee with Us (1970) — Tarsilla Tettamanzi
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School Teacher on the Sea with Her Class (1980) — Enrica, moglie di Ercole
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The Highschool Girl, the Devil, and the Holywater (1979)
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Banzai (1997) — Ilaria
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The Schoolmate (1977) — Professoressa Marimonti
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School Teacher Dances... with Her Class (1979) — Allenatrice Russa
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Sex Shop (1972) — Lulu
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Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia (1973) — Pupetta
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Hot Spirits (1981) — benzinaia
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002 Operation Moon (1965) — Sonia
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The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) — Stratonice
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The Cousin (1974) — moglie del deputato
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Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (1975) — Wanda Torsello
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The Two Parachutists (1965) — Passion Flower
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In the Highest Heavens (1977) — Maura
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The Week at the Beach (1981) — Elvira Martinelli
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Ingrid on the Road (1973) — Claudia
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The Boss and the Worker (1975) — Maria Luce Balestrazzi - Wife of Gianluca
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The Naked Doorwoman (1976) — signora Politoni
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Quella peste di Pierina (1982) — The gymnastics teacher
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Il sergente Rompiglioni (1973) — Semiramide
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Karate, Fist and Beans (1973) — 'Baby' Morgan
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Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do? (1972) — Tilde
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Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate (1976)
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Father Jackleg (1972) — Betty Brown
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Madness (1971)
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The Smugglers (1971) — Berna
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Professione vacanze (1987) — Ursula
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Peccato senza malizia (1975) — Laura
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Champagne in paradiso (1983) — Lorenza
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Increase and Multiply (1973) — Luisa
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Same Sea, Same Beach (1983) — Zia Carla