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Liliana Bonfatti

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Liliana Bonfatti
Bonfatti in Il viale della speranza (1953)
Born(1930-10-27)27 October 1930
Ovada, Italy
Died19 December 2005(2005-12-19) (aged 75)
OccupationActress

Liliana Bonfatti (27 October 1930 – 19 December 2005) was an Italian film actress.

Life and career

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Born in Ovada, Province of Alessandria, Bonfatti lost her father at an early age, and moved with her family to Milan where she worked as a shop assistant, a manicurist and a seamstress.[1] While on a beach vacation in Viareggio, two photographers who were looking for new faces for the Miss Italia competition took a picture of her; the photo was published in a magazine and got the attention of film director Luciano Emmer, who after auditioning her cast Bonfatti in the role of Lucia in Three Girls from Rome.[1] Following the success of the film Bonfatti continued her career for a few years, until her sudden retirement in 1956.[1][2]

Bonfatti died on 19 December 2005, at the age of 75.[3]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Ivo Gaggero. "Ricerche sull’ovadese Liliana Bonfatti, attrice del Cinema Italiano degli anni ’50". Urbs, no. 3-4, Year XXVIII, September-December 2014, pp. 258-9.
  2. ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Bonfatti, Liliana". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. p. 41. ISBN 888440214X.
  3. ^ "Liliana Bonfatti". notreCinema. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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