Maria Grazia Francia (17 September 1931 – 4 March 2021) was an Italian actress of classic cinema.

Career

Born in

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, in the mid-1940s Francia moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. She eventually left the course to star alongside

Anna Magnani Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of characters. Born in R ...

in Gennaro Righelli's ''

Abbasso la ricchezza! ''Peddlin' in Society'' or ''Down With Riches!'' ( it, Abbasso la ricchezza!) is a 1946 Italian romance-drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli. it was a loose sequel to the 1945 film '' Down with Misery'' by the same director and also starring ...

''. Since then she appeared in several important films, directed by directors such as Luigi Zampa, Giuseppe De Santis and Mario Bonnard. She was also active on stage and on television dramas, before retiring from acting in the early 1970s. She died on March 4, 2021 at the age of 90i n Terni, Italy.

Selected filmography

*'' Peddlin' in Society'' (1946) *'' L'onorevole Angelina'' (1947) *'' Bitter Rice'' (1949) * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) *'' No Peace Under the Olive Tree'' (1950) *'' The Outlaws'' (1950) *'' Il voto'' (1950) Il voto 1950

*'' Santa Lucia luntana...'' (1951) *'' Due sorelle amano'' (1951) *''

Auguri e figli maschi ''Auguri e figli maschi!'' is a 1951 Italian film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Plot A marshal's daughters are engaged to three boys, but they can't get married because they can't find apartments to live in on their own. The boys finally fin ...

'' (1951) *'' I figli non si vendono'' (1952) *'' Rome 11:00'' (1952) *'' L'angelo del peccato'' (1952) *'' Voice of Silence'' (1953) *'' Rimorso'' (1953) *'' Milady and the Musketeers'' (1953) *'' La peccatrice dell'isola'' (1953) *'' I piombi di Venezia'' (1953) *'' Schiava del peccato'' (1954) * '' Goodbye Naples'' (1955) *'' I pappagalli'' (1956) *'' Accadde una notte'' (1956) *'' La donna che amo'' (1957) *'' Goodbye, Firenze!'' (1958) *'' Tiro al piccione'' (1961) * '' The Shoot'' (1964) *'' I soldi'' (1965) *'' Una carabina per Schüt'' (1966)

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* 1931 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses Actors from Florence Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses {{Italy-actor-stub