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Elsa Martinelli
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Elsa Martinelli, born Elsa Tia in 1935 in Grosseto, was an Italian film actor and fashion model. She began her work period in 1953 and was a citizen of the Kingdom of Italy and Italy. Her native language was Italian, and she also spoke English. Martinelli worked in the field of acting and film.
She received the Silver Bear for Best Actress during her career. Martinelli was married to Willy Rizzo. She died of lung cancer, a natural cause, in Rome on July 8, 2017.
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Film & TV
Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
Elsa Martinelli (January 30, 1935 – July 8, 2017) was an Italian fashion model and actress. Known for appearing in both European and American films, her popularity peaked in the 1960s when she was considered a formidable rival to "Hollywood Italian imports" Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and Claudia Cardinale.
Known for
- Il segreto di Otello — Self2015
- Il tempo delle mimose2013
- Italian Kings Of B — Self2003
- Twisted Sex Vol. 5 — (archive)1993
- Once Upon a Crime — Carla the Agent1992
- I Am an ESP — Carla Razzi1985
- Astuzia per Astuzia — Annelise1979
- Return of the Saint — Renata Lucci1978
- The Red Carnation — Zobeida1976
- Domenica In — Self1976
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Key facts
- Born
- Elisa Tia , ( 1935-01-30 ) 30 January 1935, Grosseto , Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) (aged 82), Rome , Italy
- Occupations
- Actress model
- Years active
- 1953–2005
- Spouses
- Count Franco Mancinelli di San Vito ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 – 1960 ) Willy Rizzo , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 – 1978 )
- Children
- Cristiana Mancinelli
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elsa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Grosseto
- Place of death
- Rome
- Spouse
- Willy Rizzo
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Italian
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Elsa Martinelli 1964.JPG
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- Elsa Martinelli
- date of birth
- 1935-01-30
- date of death
- 2017-07-08
- birth name
- Elsa Tia
- pseudonym
- Elsa Martinelli
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- name in native language
- Elsa Martinelli
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Elsa Martinelli (born Elisa Tia; 30 January 1935 – 8 July 2017) was an Italian actress and fashion model. Described by The Guardian as a "versatile star of Hollywood’s international years whose work spanned romantic comedies, period epics, and spaghetti Westerns", she went on to star opposite Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Charlton Heston, and Anthony Quinn, and was directed by André De Toth, Vittorio De Sica, Howard Hawks, and Orson Welles on both sides of the Atlantic.
At the height of her career from the late 1950s into the late 1960s, she approached the popularity and status of top rival "Hollywood Italian imports" Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, and Claudia Cardinale. Her looks birthed the quip that she was a "kind of Audrey Hepburn with sex appeal". Outside her film career, Martinelli was a member of the glitterati, married to an Italian count, and befriended international celebrities such as Maria Callas, Aristotle Onassis, and Jackie Kennedy.
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