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Nora Ricci

Jul 19, 1924 - Apr 16, 1976 (51 years old) in Viareggio, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Eleonora Ricci (19 July 1924 – 16 April 1976) was an Italian actress.

Born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Ricci was the daughter of actors Renzo Ricci and Margherita Bagni. Ermete Zacconi was her mother's stepfather. At 17 years old, she moved to Rome to enroll in the Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she met Vittorio Gassman, who became her husband in 1944 and from whom she separated shortly after the birth of her only child, actress Paola Gassman (born June 1945), divorcing Vittorio in 1952 so he could marry Shelley Winters.

Ricci made her professional debut in 1943, in the theatrical company led by Laura Adani. During her career she was active on stage, radio, television and in films, notably working with Luchino Visconti, Pietro Germi, Liliana Cavani. She died after a long illness, aged 51.

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Known For

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The Night Porter
The Neighbor
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The Damned
Governess
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Death in Venice
Tadzio's Governess
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Ludwig
Countess Ida Ferenczy
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The Witches
Gloria's Secretary (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
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Nel mondo di Alice
La cuoca
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The Shortest Day
Donna alla stazione (uncredited)
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The Libertine
Madre di Mimmi
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The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Tadzio's Governess (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Bellissima
Laundry Worker

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