Franca Polesello (7 August 1930 – 8 March 2021) was an Italian actress.

Biography

Franca Polesello began her career in the late fifties in the show, after becoming Miss Lombardy. She worked as a television model and model, before appearing in the sixties in peplum films. She was later cast in comedy, drama and spy story films. Among the roles that have given her greater notoriety there's

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, including '' Veneri al sole'' and '' I 2 magnifici fresconi''. Franca Polesello's career lasted a little over a decade, with about thirty film participations overall, after which the actress abandoned the artistic activity.Franca Polesello
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References

1930 births 2021 deaths Italian film actresses People from Oderzo {{Italy-actor-stub