José Greci

José Greci (10 January 1941 – 1 June 2017) was an Italian film, television and stage actress.

Life and career Born in Ferrara, Italy, as Giuseppina Greci, the daughter of the journalist and television writer Luigi. In 1956 at just fifteen years old Greci enrolled at the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts; after two years she left the academy to debut on stage.

Greci made her film debut in 1959, playing the Virgin Mary in William Wyler's Ben-Hur. From then she started appearing in dozens of genre films, soon becoming one of the most prolific actresses in 1960s Italian cinema, particularly becoming a star in the sword-and-sandal and eurospy genres.

Selected filmography

La cento chilometri (1959) - The Cello Player Friend of Elena Ben-Hur (1959) - Mary (uncredited) Revenge of the Barbarians (1960) - Sabina Duel of the Titans (1961) - Estia Le italiane e l'amore (1961) - (segment "Un matrimonio") Il sangue e la sfida (1962) Colossus of the Arena (1962) - Revia The Rebel Gladiators (1962) - Arminia War Gods of Babylon (1962) - Crisia Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963) - Isabella Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963) - Regia / Chelima The Bread Peddler (1963) - Amanda Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963) - Dona Blanca - Francisco's Daughter Hercules Against the Mongols (1963) - Bianca de Tudela The Ten Gladiators (1963) - Livia Death on the Fourposter (1964) - Kitty Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964) - Arminia / Armina 'Sword of the Empire (1964) - Nissia, blonde slave La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964) - Priscilla Espionage in Tangier (1965) - Lee Randall Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965) - Assuer Operation Poker (1965) - Helga Last Man to Kill (1966) - Ellen Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula (1966) - Lynn Maigret a Pigalle (1966) - Arlette Bury Them Deep (1968) - Consuelo All on the Red (1968) - Yvette The Most Beautiful Couple in the World (1968) The Sicilian Connection (1972) - Lucia Catene (1974) - (final film role)