Rossana Di Lorenzo (4 March 1938 – 13 August 2022) was an Italian film actress.

Life and career

Born in Rome, the sister of actor

Maurizio Arena Maurizio Arena (26 December 1933 – 21 November 1979) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1952 and 1978. Life and career Born in Rome as Maurizio Di Lorenzo, Arena made his film debut at nineteen years old, ...

, she debuted in a main role in 1970, playing

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...

's wife in a segment of the anthology film '' Le coppie''. In 1976 she reprised the role in a segment of the Sordi's comedy film ''

Il comune senso del pudore ''Il comune senso del pudore'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film. It stars Alberto Sordi, which is also the director, Claudia Cardinale and Philippe Noiret. Plot The film consists of four episodes. The plot centers on the changes in morality that inv ...

''. Active for about twenty-five years, her works include films by

Ettore Scola Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...

Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...

Mauro Bolognini Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...

Luigi Zampa Luigi Zampa (2 January 1905 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film director. Biography Son of a worker, Zampa studied filmmaking from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome. He directed several ...

and

Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. In English-speaki ...

. In 1983 she was nominated for the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Scola's '' Le Bal''.

Selected filmography

* '' Le coppie'' (1970) * ''

Without Family ''Without Family'', originally released as ''Senza famiglia, nullatenenti cercano affetto'' (literally ''No family, no property, looking for affection''), is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman: Arm ...

'' (1972) * ''

To Love Ophelia ''Per amare Ofelia'' (internationally released as ''To Love Ophelia'') is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Flavio Mogherini. It is the debut film of Renato Pozzetto, and for his performance he won a Silver Ribbon for Best New Actor. Plot ...

'' (1974) * ''

Claretta and Ben ''Claretta and Ben'' ( it, Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?) is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro. Plot Gino Pistone, manager of a provincial company, makes ends meet as best he can. The company is dissolved b ...

'' (1974) * ''

Africa Express ''Africa Express'' is a 1975 Italian adventure film starring Ursula Andress, Giuliano Gemma, and Jack Palance that was filmed in Rhodesia. A sequel ''Safari Express'' with the same leads followed a year later. Plot John Baxter is a freewheelin ...

'' (1976) * ''

'' (1976) * '' The Inheritance'' (1976) * ''

Taxi Girl Taxi Girl were a French New wave music, new wave band, adopting the New Romantic aesthetics of the time, such as clashing red and black clothing, synthesizer-led songs, and taking influence from mythology and literature. The group existed betwe ...

'' (1977) * '' Le Bal'' (1983) * ''

Vacanze di Natale ''Vacanze di Natale'' is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In Christmas of 1983 two families collide in Cortina d ...

'' (1983) * '' Amarsi un po''' (1984) * ''

Cuori nella tormenta ''Cuori nella tormenta'' (''Hearts in the storm'') is a 1984 Italian romantic comedy film. It marked the directorial debut of Enrico Oldoini. Plot Walter is a non-commissioned officer of the Navy, while Raf is a ship's cook; they become great f ...

'' (1984) * '' S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago'' (1994)

References

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* 1938 births 2022 deaths Actresses from Rome Italian film actresses 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub