Franca Gonella

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Franca Gonella
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Gonella in Sex, Demons and Death (1975)
Born1 March 1952 (1952-03) (age 73)
Turin, Italy
OccupationActress

Franca Gonella (born 1 March 1952) is an Italian film, stage and television actress, mostly active between 1970s and mid-1980s.

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Life and career

Born in Turin, Gonella studied modern literature and history of theather and cinema at the University of Turin. [1] [2] She started her career on stage, and during a tour in Sicily, through the actor Pino Ferrara, she met the director Mariano Laurenti, who cast her in the film Cerca di capirmi. [1] In a few years, she became a star in low-budget productions the Commedia sexy all'italiana sub-genre. [1] [3] In the 1980s, she was cast in major film and television productions, collaborating with Maurizio Scaparro, Aldo Lado and Pierre Kast, among others. [3] She also often collaborated with the indie director and producer Amasi Damiani  [ it ]. [1] [3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Norcini, Davide; Pulici (June 2010). "Starlette: Franca Gonella". Nocturno. No. 94. pp. 94–98.
  2. ↑ Gallotti, Adele (8 August 1978). "Franca Gonella, la "Bolognese"". La Stampa . No. 182. p. 17.
  3. 1 2 3 Poppi, Roberto (2003). "Gonella, Franca". Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le Attrici. Gremese Editore. p. 305. ISBN   888440214X.
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