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Virna Lisi
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Born:
Ancona, Italy
on
9/8/1937
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Picturesque Italian blonde who appeared in a number of melodramas and costume extravaganzas before evolving into a glamorous international lead in the 1960s. Lisi made her American film debut opposite Jack Lemmon in "How to Murder Your Wife" (1965). Her peak years petered out in the early 70s but she continued to work internationally and, some years later, attracted considerable attention for her splashy role in the lush historical drama, "Queen Margot" (1994)....
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Filmography
Heaven Above Us
- (
/
/ Lensing/Awaiting Release /
)
The Best Day of My Life
- ( Irene
/ 2002
/ Released /
)
Va' Dove ti Porta il Cuore
- ( Mature Olga
/ 1996
/ Released /
)
Queen Margot
- ( Catherine of Medici
/ 1994
/ Released /
Alternative Films
)
Buon Natale, Buon Anno
- ( Elvira
/ 1989
/ Released /
Belga Films
)
I Love N.Y.
- ( Anna Cotone
/ 1988
/ Released /
)
The Guys From Via Panisperna
- ( Ettore's Mother
/ 1988
/ Released /
)
Amarsi un po'
- (
/ 1984
/ Released /
)
Sapore Di Mare
- ( Adriana
/ 1983
/ Released /
Medusa Pictures
)
Stelle Emigranti
- ( Herself
/ 1983
/ Released /
)
Miss Right
- ( Anna
/ 1981
/ Released /
IAP
)
La Cicala
- (
/ 1980
/ Released /
)
Professione figlio
- (
/ 1979
/ Released /
)
Ernesto
- ( Mother
/ 1978
/ Released /
Clesi Cinematografica Productions
)
Al di la del bene e del male
- ( Elizabeth
/ 1977
/ Released /
United Artists Pictures Inc.
)
Il Ritorno di Zanna Bianca
- (
/ 1974
/ Released /
)
Zanna Bianca
- (
/ 1974
/ Released /
)
Le Serpent
- ( Annabel Lee
/ 1973
/ Released /
Films La Boetie
)
Bluebeard
- ( Elga
/ 1972
/ Released /
)
Les Galets d'Etretat
- (
/ 1971
/ Released /
)
Roma bene
- (
/ 1971
/ Released /
)
Le Temps des Loups
- ( Stella
/ 1970
/ Released /
)
The Statue
- ( Rhonda
/ 1970
/ Released /
)
The Voyeur
- (
/ 1970
/ Released /
)
Un Beau Monstre
- ( Nathalie
/ 1970
/ Released /
CFDC
)
Arabella
- ( Arabella Danesi
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium
- (
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
The Christmas Tree
- ( Catherine
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
Anyone Can Play
- ( Luisa
/ 1968
/ Released /
)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
- ( Caterina Malatesta
/ 1968
/ Released /
)
La Vingt-cinquieme heure
- (
/ 1967
/ Released /
)
Assault on a Queen
- ( Rosa Lucchesi
/ 1966
/ Released /
)
Not With My Wife, You Don't
- ( Julie Ferris
/ 1966
/ Released /
)
The Birds, the Bees, and the Italians
- ( Milena Zulian
/ 1966
/ Released /
Claridge Pictures
)
Casanova '70
- ( Gigliola
/ 1965
/ Released /
)
How to Murder Your Wife
- ( Mrs Ford
/ 1965
/ Released /
)
Le Bambole
- ( Luisa--the Wife
/ 1965
/ Released /
Royal Films International
)
Made in Italy
- ( Virginia
/ 1965
/ Released /
)
Eve
- ( (voice dubbed by Anna Proclemer) Francesca Ferrara
/ 1964
/ Released /
)
The Black Tulip
- ( Caroline
/ 1963
/ Released /
Dicifrance
)
TV Credits
Balzac: A Life of Passion
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
Christopher Columbus
(
1985 / Released
):
Actor
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Women I Love -- Beautiful But Funny
(
1982 / Released
):
Actor
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Picturesque Italian blonde who appeared in a number of melodramas and costume extravaganzas before evolving into a glamorous international lead in the 1960s. Lisi made her American film debut opposite Jack Lemmon in "How to Murder Your Wife" (1965). Her peak years petered out in the early 70s but she continued to work internationally and, some years later, attracted considerable attention for her splashy role in the lush historical drama, "Queen Margot" (1994).
Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Virna Pieralisi
Awards
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Special David Di Donatello Prize 1996
Cesar Best Supporting Actress "La Reine Margot/Queen Margot" 1995
Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award "La Reine Margot/Queen Margot" 1994
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