Nicoletta Rizzi (1 January 1940 – 17 January 2010) was an

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television, stage and film actress.

Life

Rizzi was born in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

in 1940. She was mainly active on television, where she was best known for the title role in the television series ''

A come Andromeda ''A come Andromeda'' (RAI, 1971), is an Italian television remake of '' A for Andromeda'' (BBC, 1961). It was still set in Britain ("in the following year") but filmed at Italian locations, and consists of five episodes of about one hour each. It ...

''. She was co-founder and secretary of SAI (Society of Italian Actors), later known as Sindacato Attori, a union of actors affiliated to

CGIL The Italian General Confederation of Labour (; CGIL) is a national trade union based in Italy. It was formed by agreement between socialists, communists, and Christian democrats in the "Pact of Rome" of June 1944. In 1950, socialists and Christi ...

Selected filmography

* '' Come Play with Me'' (1968) * ''

Cuore di mamma ''Cuore di mamma'' (also known as ''Mother's Heart'') is a 1969 Italian comedy drama film directed by Salvatore Samperi. Cast * Philippe Leroy: Andrea Franti * Beba Loncar: Magda Franti * Carla Gravina: Lorenza Garroni * Yorgo Voyagis: Carlo * ...

'' (1969) * ''

'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''

I Nicotera ''I Nicotera'' is a 1972 Italian drama television miniseries directed by Salvatore Nocita and starring Turi Ferro. A story of ordinary discomfort of a Sicilian family immigrated to North Italy, the miniseries got large critical acclaim.Aldo Gras ...

'' (1972) * ''

The Last Desperate Hours ''The Last Desperate Hours'' ( it, Milano: il clan dei calabresi) is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco (Italian crime genre) Mafia film directed by Giorgio Stegani. Plot Cast * Antonio Sabàto: Paolo Mancuso * Silvia Monti: Laura Monachesi *Pier ...

'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1975)

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* 1940 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Milan Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television actresses {{Italy-actor-stub