Franca Tamantini

Franca Tamantini (24 August 1931 – 11 August 2014) was an Italian film, television and stage actress.

Life and career Born in Rome, since young age Tamantini studied piano, singing and classical dance at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. In 1948 she was chosen by Luchino Visconti to play Olimpia in the stage drama Rosalinda o come vi piace, and one year later she made her film debut in Fernando Cerchio's Cenerentola, a musical adaptation of the Charles Perrault's fairy tale Cinderella.

During her career Tamantini was often cast in operettas and musical comedies, both in the theater and in television. In films, she was often cast in character roles, and she enjoyed a late success only at mature age, with the role of Miss Necchi in the Amici Miei film series.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1946 Biraghin 1949 Cenerentola Tisbe, stepsister of Cenerentola 1949 Femmina incatenata 1950 Toto Looks for a Wife Luisella 1950 Figaro Here, Figaro There Elsa 1951 Tomorrow Is Another Day Lola 1951 Song of Spring 1951 Revenge of the Pirates Conchita 1951 The Young Caruso Carragi - Soprano 1951 I due derelitti Colette 1951 Trieste mia! 1951 Auguri e figli maschi! Vinicio Paciottini's Lover 1952 The City Stands Trial Carmela 1952 The Queen of Sheba The False Mother 1952 Sunday Heroes Annetta - the postcards seller 1952 Una croce senza nome 1952 La sonnambula Lisa 1952 La favorita Ines 1953 Frine, Courtesan of Orient schiava di Frine 1953 Dieci canzoni d'amore da salvare Giovanna 1954 Barrier of the Law 1954 Due soldi di felicità Alba Dores, soubrette 1955 Le vacanze del sor Clemente Tamara 1955 Sultana Safiyè 1956 Rigoletto e la sua tragedia Maddalena 1957 Un angelo è sceso a Brooklyn Alfonso's Girlfriend 1961 Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento 1962 The Police Commissioner Marisa 1962 I motorizzati Rita 1963 I terribili 7 Moglie Del Tramviere 1975 My Friends Carmen 1981 Help Me Dream Tonina 1982 All My Friends Part 2 Carmen Necchi 1983 Deadly Circuit Signora Comolli 1985 Amici miei – Atto III Carmen Necchi 1998 The Second Wife