Maria Grazia Francia | |
Birth Date: | 17 September 1931 |
Birth Place: | Florence, Kingdom of Italy |
Death Place: | Terni, Italy |
Occupation: | Actress |
Maria Grazia Francia (17 September 1931 – 4 March 2021) was an Italian actress of classic cinema.
Born in Florence, in the mid-1940s Francia moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.[1] She eventually left the course to star alongside Anna Magnani in Gennaro Righelli's Abbasso la ricchezza!.[1] Since then she appeared in several important films, directed by directors such as Luigi Zampa, Giuseppe De Santis and Mario Bonnard.[1] She was also active on stage and on television dramas, before retiring from acting in the early 1970s.[1] She died on March 4, 2021, at the age of 89 in Terni, Italy.[2]