Femi Benussi | |
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![]() Benussi in the movie Deadly Inheritance (1968) | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1965–1983 |
Eufemia "Femi" Benussi (born 4 March 1945) is a Yugoslav-Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films, between 1965 and 1983.
Benussi was born in Rovigno, Italy (now Rovinj, Croatia). She debuted on stage at the Teatro del Popolo of Rijeka, then she moved to Rome and made her film debut at 19 in Il boia scarlatto, with the stage name Femy Martin. [1] Benussi was mainly active in genre films, and in the seventies she became a star of the commedia sexy all'italiana subgenre. [1]
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