Laura Troschel (3 November 1944 – 29 September 2016) was an Italian actress, singer and model.

Life and career

Born in

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

, Troschel made her debut in cinema in a role of weight in ''The Sex of Angels'' (1968), by Ugo Liberatore. Later, she appeared in some movies as Constanza Spada, until she became the wife of comedian

Pippo Franco Pippo Franco (pseudonym of Franco Pippo) was born 2 September 1940 and is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s began a career in film, starrin ...

and resumed her original name. Between the 1970s and 1980s she participated with her husband in a number of comedy films. She was also active in television, as a presenter of some popular shows with

and as an actress in several miniseries.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Sex of Angels ''The Sex of Angels'' is a 1968 film directed by Ugo Liberatore. Plot Three bored wealthy young women seek new excitement and decide to take a cruiser on a weekend trip to the Dalmatian coast to experiment with LSD Lysergic acid diethylami ...

'' (1968) * ''

Four Flies on Grey Velvet ''Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' ( it, 4 mosche di velluto grigio) is a 1971 '' giallo'' film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film concerns Roberto Tobias ( Michael Brandon), who accidentally kills a man and is then tormented by someone w ...

'' (1971) * ''

Terrible Day of the Big Gundown ''Terrible Day of the Big Gundown'' ( it, Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti, also known as ''Vendetta at Dawn'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Garrone (here credited as Willy S. Regan). Cast * George Ea ...

'' (1971) * ''

Furto di sera bel colpo si spera ''Furto di sera bel colpo si spera'' (i.e. "Theft in the evening, a big coup hopefully") is a 1973 Italian heist-comedy film written and directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Pippo Franco. Plot Cast * Pippo Franco as Quinto * Giancarlo ...

'' (1973) * '' Nerone'' (1977) * '' L'imbranato'' (1979) * ''

Ciao marziano ''Ciao marziano'' is a 1980 Italian science fiction-comedy film directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore. Plot An alien named Bix is sent from the planet Mars to Rome in order to learn the habits and customs of the humans. Cast * Pippo Franco: ...

'' (1980) * ''

Il ficcanaso ''Il ficcanaso'' (''The Nosy One'') is a 1981 Italian giallo-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. Plot Luciano Persichetti is haunted by a mysterious killer who calls himself "The Guardian Angel" with precognitive abilities. Cast * Pipp ...

'' (1981) * '' The Trap'' (1985) * '' Raul: Straight to Kill'' (2005)

Discography

; Albums * 1979 - ''C'era una volta Roma'' (Cinevox, CAB 2005, LP) (con Pippo Franco) * 1988 - ''Laura Troschel'' (Yep, YLP 11, LP) ; Singles * 1977 - ''Quanto sei bella Roma (con Pippo Franco)/L'autostop'' ( Cinevox, SC 1099) * 1979 - ''Tu per me sei come Roma (con Pippo Franco)/La fornarina'' ( Cinevox, SC 1135) * 1980 - ''Scacco matto (con Pippo Franco)/La sua mano'' ( CBS, 9094) * 1985 - ''Per una donna/Vite di plastica'' (Video/Radio, VR 0024, 7") * 1986 - ''Ma la domenica/A pensarci bene non mi piace il Brasile'' (

RCA Italiana RCA Italiana was an Italian record company founded in 1949 and active until 1987, the date on which, together with the parent company RCA Records, it was bought by BMG Entertainment. History Founded in Rome in 1949 under the Vatican's protecti ...

, BB-7573)

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* 1944 births 2016 deaths Italian film actresses Italian television personalities Actors from Varese Italian television actresses Italian women singers 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub