Chiara Moretti Explained

Chiara Moretti
Birth Place:Siena, Italy
Death Place:Florence, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Occupation:Actress

Chiara Moretti (8 August 1955 – 16 May 2023) was an Italian actress.

Biography

Born in Siena, Moretti started her acting career in the second half of the 1970s, appearing alongside Roberto Benigni in a series of projects, including the films Berlinguer, I Love You by Giuseppe Bertolucci and in Seeking Asylum by Marco Ferreri, where she played the main female character Irma. Later she had other significant roles in the films and ; she made her last appearance in Bertolucci's The Strangeness of Life (1987).

Leaving acting, she devoted herself to politics as a member of the National Alliance and later of Brothers of Italy.[1] She was the councillor of District 5 of the Municipality of Florence, from 2004 to 2014.

Moretti died in May 2023, in Florence, at the age of 67.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Semmola . Edoardo . Morta Chiara Moretti, aveva fatto l'attrice (al fianco di Benigni agli esordi) poi la militanza con la destra . 12 July 2023 . Corriere.it . 23 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Addio a Chiara Moretti, attrice ed ex consigliera. it. Farewell to Chiara Moretti, actress and former councillor. La Nazione. 18 May 2023. 14 June 2023.