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Laura Betti

Actress / Screenwriter / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Film Director / Voice Actress | * 05/01/1927 († 77, 07/31/2004) | Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
Laura Betti (née Trombetti; 1 May 1927 – 31 July 2004) was an Italian actress known particularly for her work with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bernardo Bertolucci. She had a long friendship with Pasolini and made a documentary about him in 2001. Betti became famous for portraying bizarre, grotesque, eccentric, unstable or maniacal roles, like Regina in Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900, Anna the medium in Twitch of the Death Nerve, Giovanna la pazza in Woman Buried Alive, hysterical Rita Zigai in Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina, Therese in Private Vices, Public Virtues, Emilia the servant in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and Mildred the protagonist's wife in Mario Bava's Hatchet for the Honeymoon. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the sedu ...

Theorem

NR

1968 | 3.5/5 | 1h 35min
Mystery, Drama
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Journalist and man-about-town Marcello struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the wh ...

La Dolce Vita

NR

1960 | 4.1/5 | 2h 56min
Comedy, Drama
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A madman haunted by the ghost of his ex-wife carves a corpse-laden trail. ...

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

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1970 | 3.2/5 | 1h 23min
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides. ...

1900

R

1976 | 4.0/5 | 5h 17min
Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Laura Betti

Volpi Cup for Best Actress Silver Shell for Best Actress Ciak d'Oro Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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Movies with Laura Betti as Actress(68)

as Irina (archive footage) (uncredited)2021 Marx Can Wait
as Self (archive footage)2011 Laura's Passion
as Self (archive footage)2008 La rabbia di Pasolini
as Presidente del Tribunale2005 Fratella e sorello
as Usuraia2005 Raul - Diritto di uccidere
as Madre Superiora2004 Renzo e Lucia
as Suora2003 Happiness Costs Nothing
2003 Household Accounts
as Pavoncella2003 Gli astronomi
as Fernando's Mother2001 Fat Girl
as herself2000 Pasolini, el poeta en la playa
as Giuseppa1997 Marianna Ucrìa
as Dottoressa Trebbi1995 Un eroe borghese
as Beatrice1994 With Closed Eyes
as Sister Valida1993 La Ribelle
as Aida1993 The Great Pumpkin
as Laura1993 Mario, Maria and Mario
as Laura1991 Suffocating Heat
as Olympia1990 The Carpathian Mushroom
as Catherine de Medicis1990 Gallant Ladies
as Lardy1988 Jane B. by Agnès V.
as Milena1988 I cammelli
as Mademoiselle von Planta1987 Jenatsch
as Keli1987 Widow's Walk
as Jolanda1987 Sweets from a Stranger
as direttrice1985 Blame it on Paradise
as Lidia Corradi1985 Mother Ebe
as Brunelda1984 Class Relations
as Clio1983 The Art of Love
as Madame Hanska1982 Loin de Manhattan
as Virginia Capacelli1982 The Night of Varennes
as herself1981 Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
as herself1980 My Name Is Anna Magnani
as La signora Bondi1979 The Little Archimedes
as Calogera1979 Einzelzimmer
as Laura1979 Lovers and Liars
as Madame Carrabo1978 Butterfly on the Shoulder
as Jacqueline1977 La nuit, tous les chats sont gris
as Irina1977 The Seagull
as Felicia1977 The Gang
as Teresa1976 Private Vices, Public Virtues
as Regina1976 1900
as herself1975 Abicinema
as Rosalia Scuderi1974 The Cousin
as Esther Imbriani1974 Allonsanfan
as Tisa Borghi1974 The Murri Affair
as Léonore1974 The Woman with Red Boots
as Giovanna la Pazza1973 Woman Buried Alive
as Clara1973 The Return
as Rita Zigai1972 Slap the Monster on Page One
as The Wife from Bath1972 The Canterbury Tales
as Betty1972 Sonny and Jed
as Anna Fossati1971 A Bay of Blood
as Franco's Mother1971 In the Name of the Father
1970 Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
as Sister1970 A Man Called Sledge
as Mildred Harrington1970 Hatchet for the Honeymoon
as Hortense1969 Paulina Is Leaving
as Emilia, the Servant1968 Theorem
as Desdemona1968 What Are the Clouds?
as Desdemona1968 Caprice Italian Style
as Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)1967 Oedipus Rex
as Male Tourist1967 The Witches
as Sonia, the 'Diva' (segment "La ricotta")1963 Ro.Go.Pa.G.
as herself1963 Ecco
as The Painter1960 Red Lips
as Teresa1960 Escape by Night
as Laura1960 La Dolce Vita

TV Shows/Series with Laura Betti as Actress(3)

as The Vivandière1982 The Charterhouse of Parma
as Maria1978 The Word
as herself1959 Discorama

Movies with Laura Betti as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2002 Pier Paolo Pasolini and the Reason of a Dream
Directing/Director1976 Il silenzio è complicità
Crew/Additional Writing1971 A Bay of Blood
Writing/Writer1970 Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
Writing/Screenplay1970 Hatchet for the Honeymoon

Full Name: Laura Trombetti
Citizenship: Italy
Born: Sunday, 05/01 1927 (May) in Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
Died: Saturday, 07/31 2004 (July) in Rome (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: French (FR), Italian (IT)
Other names for Laura Betti (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"ラウラ・ベッティ"
"Laura Trombetti"
Laura Betti frequently works together with these people:
Pier Paolo Pasolini (25x, Crew)
Ennio Morricone (11x, Crew)
Giuseppe Bertolucci (10x, Crew)
Marco Bellocchio (9x, Crew)
Sergio Citti (9x, Crew)
Nino Baragli (9x, Crew)
Ninetto Davoli (8x, Actor)
Mario Bava (8x, Crew)
Francesca Archibugi (8x, Crew)
Bernardo Bertolucci (7x, Actor)
Ettore Scola (7x, Crew)
Jean-Pierre Darras (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4561, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024