Fulvia Franco

Fulvia Franco (21 May 1931 – 15 May 1988) was an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Life and career Born in Trieste, the daughter of a businessman, Franco won the third edition of the Miss Italia beauty contest held in 1948 in Stresa. As the winner, Franco was also awarded a small role in an upcoming movie, Totò al giro d'Italia, starring Totò, who was a member of the jury. Thanks to the success of the film, Franco continued her film career, even appearing in leading roles; her most significant and critically appreciated role was the sensual widow in L’avventura di un soldato, the directorial debut of Nino Manfredi which was part of the anthology film Of Wayward Love.

Franco was married to the actor and boxer Tiberio Mitri for about twenty years, and she starred with him on several fotoromanzi.

Partial filmography

Toto Tours Italy (1948) - Miss Italia Romanticismo (1949) - Mrs. Pochini Toto in Color (1952) - Poppy Il romanzo della mia vita (1952) - Clara Ricci Primo premio: Mariarosa (1952) Beauties on Motor Scooters (1952) - Marcella Finalmente libero! (1953) - Giuditta Matrimonial Agency (1953) - Mara Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love (1954) - Nadia Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno (1954) - Ortensia Toto in Hell (1955) - Una moglie Carovana di canzoni (1955) Sins of Casanova (1955) - Bettina La rossa (1955) - Amelia - detta 'La Rossa' La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955) - Agatina Cuccurullo Scapricciatiello (1955) - Carmela La catena dell'odio (1955) - Lidia Donne, amore e matrimoni (1956) - Maria The Knight of the Black Sword (1957) - Livia Le belle dell'aria (1957) - Edmunda The Lady Doctor (1957) - Caterina Peppino, le modelle e chella là (1957) - Lucia Onore e sangue (1957) - Arturo's Fiancée Buongiorno primo amore! (1957) - Leandra A sud niente di nuovo (1957) - Fulvia Tempest (1958) - Palaska Hercules Unchained (1959) - Anticlea - Mother of Ulysses The Black Archer (1959) - La zingara Some Like It Cold (1961) - Luisa Of Wayward Love (1962) - La vedova (segment "L'avventura di un soldato") Obiettivo ragazze (1963) - Dolores Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963) - Ithaca Queen High Infidelity (1964) - Raffaella (segment "Scandaloso") Queste pazze pazze donne (1964) - The Lady ('Pochi ma buoni' Massacre at Marble City (1964) - Ilona Letti sbagliati (1965) - La moglie du Filippo (segment "00-Sexy, missione bionda platino") A Coffin for the Sheriff (1965) - Lulu Belle For Love and Gold (1966) - Luisa Two Sons of Ringo (1966) - Margaret Una rete piena di sabbia (1966) The Magnificent Texan (1967) - Estella Brutti di notte (1968) - Madame Ananas Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza (1968) - Duchess Mercanti di vergini (1969) Tara Pokì (1971) - Donna Grazia (final film role)