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Nora Ricci

Acting Born Jul 19, 1924 Viareggio, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy 21 credits

Biography

Eleonora Ricci (19 July 1924 – 16 April 1976) was an Italian actress.

Born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Ricci was the daughter of actors Renzo Ricci and Margherita Bagni. Ermete Zacconi was her mother's stepfather. At 17 years old, she moved to Rome to enroll in the Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she met Vittorio Gassman, who became her husband in 1944 and from whom she separated shortly after the birth of her only child, actress Paola Gassman (born June 1945), divorcing Vittorio in 1952 so he could marry Shelley Winters.

Ricci made her professional debut in 1943, in the theatrical company led by Laura Adani. During her career she was active on stage, radio, television and in films, notably working with Luchino Visconti, Pietro Germi, Liliana Cavani. She died after a long illness, aged 51.

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Full filmography

  • The Night Porter (1974) as The Neighbor
  • The Witches (1967) as Gloria's Secretary (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
  • The Damned (1969) as Governess
  • The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021) as Tadzio's Governess (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Death in Venice (1971) as Tadzio's Governess
  • The Libertine (1968) as Madre di Mimmi
  • Ludwig (1973) as Countess Ida Ferenczy
  • Anna Karenina (1974) as Lidia Ivanovna
  • Roma bene (1971) as donna Serena
  • Bellissima (1952) as Laundry Worker
  • The Shortest Day (1963) as Donna alla stazione (uncredited)
  • Come un uragano (1971) as Kitty Ryan
  • The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966) as Gilda Bisigato
  • Nel mondo di Alice (1974) as La cuoca
  • Il medico dei pazzi (1954) as La figlia di Amalia
  • Paulina 1880 (1972) as Priscilla
  • The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (1968) as Eleonora
  • Love Circle (1969) as 1st Actress
  • Eighteen Year Olds (1955) as Una assistente del collegio
  • Six Characters in Search of an Author (1965) as La prima attrice
  • Motivo in maschera (1955)