Femi Benussi

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Femi Benussi
Omicidio per vocazione (1968) Femi Benussi (cropped).png
Benussi in the movie Deadly Inheritance (1968)
Born (1945-03-04) 4 March 1945 (age 78)
Rovigno, Italian Social Republic (now Rovinj, Croatia)
OccupationActress
Years active1965–1983

Eufemia "Femi" Benussi (born 4 March 1945) is a Yugoslav-Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1965 and 1983.

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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]

Selected filmography

Benussi in The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966) Femi Benussi - The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966).png
Benussi in The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)

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References

  1. 1 2 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   888440214X.