Elena Varzi
| Elena Varzi | |
|---|---|
 Varzi in the Italian magazine Cineguida (1954) | |
| Born |
21 December 1926 Rome, Italy |
| Died |
1 September 2014 (aged 87) Sperlonga, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Raf Vallone (m. 1952; d. 2002) |
| Children |
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Elena Varzi (21 December 1926 – 1 September 2014) was an Italian film actress.
Life and career
Born in Rome, in spite of a non-professional acting background, Varzi made her film debut in a leading role, as the Sicilian Maria Antonia in the Renato Castellani's neorealist post-war comedy-drama It's Forever Springtime.[1][2] Her second role as the mistress of a Sicilian bandit in Pietro Germi's Path of Hope received critical acclaim.[1] It was during filming The Forbidden Christ that Varzi met and later married Raf Vallone. She eventually left her film career, devoting herself to the family.[1][2] She was the mother of Arabella, Saverio, and Eleonora Vallone.[1] Her husband died in 2002.
Death
Varzi died of cardiac arrest at her holiday cottage in Sperlonga, Latina, on 1 September 2014. She was 87.[3]
Partial filmography
- It's Forever Springtime (1950)
- Path of Hope (1950)
- The Forbidden Christ (1951)
- Rome 11:00 (1952)
- The Eyes Leave a Trace (1952)
- Sunday Heroes (1953)
- Human Torpedoes (1954)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- 1 2 Fabio Carlini, Maurizio Gusso. I sogni nel cassetto: il cinema mette in scena la società italiana della ricostruzione, 1945-1957. F. Angeli, 2002. ISBN 8846441109.
- ↑ "Addio a Elena Varzi, volto del neorealismo italiano". La Repubblica. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.