Fulvia Franco

Biography

From WikipediaFulvia Franco (21 May 1931 - 15 May 1988) was an Italianactress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.Born in Trieste, the daughter of a businessman, Franco wonthe third edition of the Miss Italia beauty contest held in 1948 in Stresa. Asa part of the contest that provided for the winner a role in a movie soon to berealized with Totò, a member of the jury, Franco appeared in a bib part in Totòal giro d'Italia. Thanks to the success of the film, Franco continued her filmcareer, even appearing in leading roles; her most significant and criticallyapprecciated role was the sensual widow in L’avventura di un soldato, thedirectorial debut of Nino Manfredi which was part of the anthology film L'amoredifficile.Franco was married to the actor and boxer Tiberio Mitri forabout twenty years, and she starred with him on several fotoromanzi.