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Nora Ricci

Nora Ricci

Birthday: 1924-07-19 | Place of Birth: Viareggio, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Eleonora Ricci (19 July 1924 – 16 April 1976) was an Italian actress. Born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Ricci was the daughter of actors Renzo Ricci and Margherita Bagni. Ermete Zacconi was her mother's stepfather. At 17 years old, she moved to Rome to enroll in the Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she met Vittorio Gassman, who became her husband in 1944 and from whom she separated shortly after the birth of her only child, actress Paola Gassman (born June 1945), divorcing Vittorio in 1952 so he could marry Shelley Winters. Ricci made her professional debut in 1943, in the theatrical company led by Laura Adani. During her career she was active on stage, radio, television and in films, notably working with Luchino Visconti, Pietro Germi, Liliana Cavani. She died after a long illness, aged 51. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nora Ricci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2018
Bellissima

as    Laundry Worker

2018
Death in Venice

as    Tadzio's Governess

1974
Anna Karenina

as    Lidia Ivanovna

1969
The Libertine

as    Madre di Mimmi

1966
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

as    Gilda Bisigato