Italian actress Virna Lisi , one of the muses of Italian cinema during the 1960s, died today in Rome at 78 years because of a tumor that was diagnosed make a month.
His son Corrado broke the news of death and told local media that Virna Lisi died in his sleep.
A death that occurs 15 months after the death of the man she was married for 53 years, Franco Pesci, with whom she had her only child.
The death of the actress, which many referred as Marilyn Italian , was mourned by the Italian Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini.
“I express my condolences for the death o f Virna Lisi, actress of rare beauty, fascination, versatility and an even rarer quality: keep all their qualities within an aura of simplicity and style.”
Lisi was one of the most iconic actresses of Italian cinema tradition.
Among his awards: Six Ties Plata National Film Journalists Union of Italy (SNGCI) Award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival 1994 The Queen Margot Patrice Chéreau and two David Donatello.
Virna Pieralisi, his real name, was born in Ancona (central Italy) on September 8, 1937 but later moved to the Italian capital with his family.
Between 1954 and 1956 he worked in several films of poor quality, to be required by Francesco Maselli to offer its first major opportunity in The woman of the day .
In 1962 he was hired by Joseph Losey for the film Eva , with Jeanne Moreau and Staley Baker and the next year rolled The black tulip , with Alain Delon in Spain.
He then got his first break in Hollywood, where he came to be regarded as the new Marilyn Monroe for its distinctive blond hair.
There appeared in productions such as Assault on a Queen (1966) with Anthony Franciosa and Frank Sinatra or How to Kill Your Wife (1964) with Jack Lemmon.
By then, Lisi conformed, along with Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale, the trio most sought Italy.
His career was not limited to the cinema but also work in the theater or on television and in the latter half reached an enormous recognition.
In 1969 he worked in Othello of Enrico Maria Salerno and years later played the sister of philosopher Nietzsche in Beyond Good and Evil .
He achieved great recognition for his work on the TV series “Life goes on” by Dinno Rissi, considered the “Italian Dallas” to reflect the evolution of a bourgeois family.
In their payroll as an actress include over 50 films, among which are Casanova 70 Monicelli, A virgin for Prince FP Campanile, Ladies and gentlemen of Pietro Germi or Time 25 , its greatest success in Hollywood.
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