Federica Ranchi
Federica Ranchi | |
|---|---|
Ranchi in Violent Summer (1959) | |
| Born | 5 May 1939 |
| Died | 15 May 2025 (aged 86) Aegina, Greece |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1962 |
Federica Ranchi (5 May 1939 – 15 May 2025) was an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in Trieste, while a student at liceo linguistico Ranchi was noted by a Cines employee through a picture of her ballet company, and subsequently won an audition for the Leonardo De Mitri's comedy-drama Wives and Obscurities.[1][2]
Typically cast in roles of sensitive and fragile women, following several roles with auteurs such as Valerio Zurlini and Gillo Pontecorvo and in some genre films, in 1963 Ranchi married a Greek shipowner and eventually retired from showbusiness, even refusing a five-year contract with Dino De Laurentiis.[1][2]
Ranchi died on 15 May 2025, at the age of 86.[3]
Selected filmography
- Wives and Obscurities (1956)
- The Wide Blue Road (1957)
- Devil's Cavaliers (1959)
- Violent Summer (1959)
- Son of Samson (1960)
- Goliath and the Dragon (1960)
- Women of Devil's Island (1962)
References
- ^ a b Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Ranchi, Federica". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ a b "Federica Ranchi, l'attrice che rifiutò Hollywood". Il Piccolo (in Italian). 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ Pastorcich, Nadia (16 May 2025). "Il mondo del cinema dà l'addio a Federica Ranchi, triestina nella dolce vita". Il Piccolo (in Italian). Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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