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Eleonora Rossi Drago

1925 – 2007

Italian actress

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Lived 1925 – 2007 (aged 82). Eleonora Rossi Drago was an Italian actor, film actor and stage actor.

Eleonora Rossi Drago, born Palmina Omiccioli, (23 September 1925 – 2 December 2007) was an Italian film actress. She was born in Quinto al Mare, Genoa, Italy, and had the leading role in Le amiche. She appeared in The Facts of Murder. In 1960, for her performance in Violent Summer, she won the best actress prize of the Mar del Plata Film Festival and the Nastro d'argento. In 1964, she appeared in La Cittadella. She died in Palermo, Italy.

Selected filmography Rossi Drago in a publicity still for La Tour, prends garde ! (1958).

The Pirates of Capri (1949) – Annette Altura (1949) – Grazia Due sorelle amano (1950) – Marilù, Maria Pia's sister Behind Closed Shutters (1951) – Sandra Verginità (1951) – Mara Sibilia The Last Sentence (1951) – Marisa Barefoot Savage (1952) – Franca Gabrie Girls Marked Danger (1952) – Alda The Flame (1952) – Monica Three Forbidden Stories (1952) – Gianna Aragona (Third segment) I sette dell'Orsa maggiore (1953) – Marion The Slave (1953) – Elena Landa Daughters of Destiny (1954) – Angela Ascari / Farmgirl (segment "Elisabeth") Vestire gli ignudi (1954) – Ersilia Drei On Trial (L'affaire Maurizius) (1954) – Anna Jahn Le Amiche (1955) – Clelia A Woman Alone (1956) – Luisa The Awakening (1956) – Assunta – madre di Salvatore Il prezzo della gloria (1956) – Anna Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1957) – Contessa Elena Koefeld Anyone Can Kill Me (1957) – Odette – la femme du directeur La Tour, prends garde ! (1958) – La comtesse Malvina d'Amalfi The Road a Year Long (1958) – Susanna Winter Holidays (1959) – La comtesse Paola Parioli (1959) – Marina Dagli Appennini alle Ande (1959) – Marco's mother The Facts of Murder (1959) – L'Assassinata Violent Summer (1959) – Roberta Parmesan The Employee (1960) – Maria Jacobetti David and Goliath (1960) – Merab Under Ten Flags (1960) – Elsa La garçonnière (1960) – Giulia Fiorini The Red Hand (1960) – Violetta Scotoni Final Accord (1960) – Linda Valore Sword of the Conqueror (1961) – Rosmunda Pigeon Shoot (1961) – Anna Caccia all'uomo (1961) – Clara Ducci Love at Twenty (1962) – Valentina (1962) – Mabel Hughes Anima nera (1962) – Alessandra (1962) – Magda Berger I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra (1962) – Jasmine Storm Over Ceylon (1963) – Maharani from Tungala Wounds of Hunger (1963) – The Widow Il treno del sabato (1964) – Rosy Pallante La Cittadella (1964, TV Mini-Series) – Francis Lawrence Let's Talk About Women (1964) – Indolent Lady Amore facile (1964) – Lisa Bollati (segment "Il vedovo bianco") Love and Marriage (1964) – (segment "Ultima carta, L'") Il disco volante (1964) – Clelia El Diablo también llora (1965) – Ana Sandoval I Kill, You Kill (1965) – Vera (segment "Il Plenilunio") Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965) – Mrs. Saint-Claire Su e giù (1965) – Violante Persici (segment " Il Colpo Del Leone") Assassination in Rome (1965) – Erika Tiller The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) – Lot's Wife Mano di velluto (1966) El último sábado (1967) Love Problems (1968) – Countess Camille 2000 (1969) – Prudence Gli angeli del 2000 (1969) – Dory Dorian Gray (1970) – Esther Clouston In the Folds of the Flesh (1970) – Lucille / housekeeper (final film role)

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Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Eleonora Rossi Drago?

Italian actress (1925-2007)

When was Eleonora Rossi Drago born?

Eleonora Rossi Drago was born on 23 September 1925 in Quinto al Mare, Genoa.

When did Eleonora Rossi Drago die?

Eleonora Rossi Drago died on 2 December 2007 in Palermo.

What was Eleonora Rossi Drago's occupation?

Eleonora Rossi Drago was an actor, film actor and stage actor.

What nationality was Eleonora Rossi Drago?

Eleonora Rossi Drago was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eleonora Rossi Drago

· Wikidata: Q438926

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