Actress. She became known after the publication of a photo in the magazine "Esquire" (1951) as winner of the "Miss Cheesecake" award for debutant actresses. In 1952, she was in the cast of "Sailors beware" with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Returning to Italy (1953), Franca Faldini appears in several films including "Dove è la libertà" by Roberto Rossellini, and at the end of career "Incontri proibiti" by Alberto Sordi. She also co-starring Antonio De Curtis (Totò) , her life partner. As writer, she published "L'avventura del cinema italiano raccontata dai protagonisti" (1979), "Hollywood Roma, Totò, ma non soltanto" (1997) and "Totò, l'uomo e la maschera" (2000). Faldini died at the age of eighty-five.
Actress. She became known after the publication of a photo in the magazine "Esquire" (1951) as winner of the "Miss Cheesecake" award for debutant actresses. In 1952, she was in the cast of "Sailors beware" with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Returning to Italy (1953), Franca Faldini appears in several films including "Dove è la libertà" by Roberto Rossellini, and at the end of career "Incontri proibiti" by Alberto Sordi. She also co-starring Antonio De Curtis (Totò) , her life partner. As writer, she published "L'avventura del cinema italiano raccontata dai protagonisti" (1979), "Hollywood Roma, Totò, ma non soltanto" (1997) and "Totò, l'uomo e la maschera" (2000). Faldini died at the age of eighty-five.
Bio by: Lucy & Chris
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