Femi Benussi


Eufemia "Femi" Benussi is a Yugoslav-Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films, between 1965 and 1983.

Life and career

Benussi was born in Rovigno, Italy. She debuted on stage at the Teatro del Popolo of Rijeka, then she moved to Rome and made her film debut at 19 in Bloody Pit of Horror, with the stage name Femy Martin. Benussi was mainly active in genre films, and in the seventies she became a star of the commedia sexy all'italiana subgenre.

Selected filmography

Bloody Pit of Horror The Hawks and the Sparrows Death Walks in Laredo Il tempo degli avvoltoi Born to Kill Deadly Inheritance Requiem for a Gringo Death Knocks Twice Poppea's Hot Nights Tarzana, [the Wild Girl] Hatchet for the Honeymoon Man of the Year The Beasts The Italian Connection So [Sweet, So Dead] Poppea: A Prostitute [in Service of the Emperor] The Countess Died of Laughter Special Killers