Maria Grazia Francia Explained

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.

Career

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]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberto Chiti. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese, 1999. 8877423420.
  2. Web site: Attori : Maria Grazia Francia – Il mito di Carosello . 2022-09-25 . it-IT.