Fulvia Franco
Fulvia Franco was an Italian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.
Life and career
Born in Trieste, the daughter of a businessman, Franco won the third edition of the Miss Italia beauty contest held in 1948 in Stresa. As the winner, Franco was also awarded a small role in an upcoming movie, Totò al giro d'Italia, starring Totò, who was a member of the jury. Thanks to the success of the film, Franco continued her film career, even appearing in leading roles; her most significant and critically appreciated role was the sensual widow in L’avventura di un soldato, the directorial debut of Nino Manfredi which was part of the anthology film Of Wayward Love.
Franco was married to the actor and boxer Tiberio Mitri for about twenty years, and she starred with him on several fotoromanzi.
Partial filmography
Toto Tours Italy - Miss ItaliaRomanticismo - Mrs. PochiniToto in Color - PoppyIl romanzo della mia vita - Clara RicciPrimo premio: Mariarosa Beauties on Motor Scooters - MarcellaFinalmente libero! - GiudittaMatrimonial Agency - MaraTripoli, Beautiful Land of Love - NadiaBertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno - OrtensiaToto in Hell - Una moglieCarovana di canzoni Sins of Casanova - BettinaLa rossa - Amelia - detta 'La Rossa'La moglie è uguale per tutti - Agatina CuccurulloScapricciatiello - CarmelaLa catena dell'odio - LidiaDonne, amore e matrimoni - MariaThe Knight of the Black Sword - LiviaLe belle dell'aria - EdmundaThe Lady Doctor - CaterinaPeppino, le modelle e chella là - LuciaOnore e sangue - Arturo's FiancéeBuongiorno primo amore! - LeandraA sud niente di nuovo - FulviaTempest - PalaskaHercules Unchained - Anticlea - Mother of UlyssesThe Black Archer - La zingaraSome Like It Cold - LuisaOf Wayward Love - La vedova Obiettivo ragazze - DoloresHercules, Samson and Ulysses - Ithaca QueenHigh Infidelity - Raffaella Queste pazze pazze donne - The Lady - IlonaLetti sbagliati - La moglie du Filippo A Coffin for the Sheriff - Lulu BelleFor Love and Gold - LuisaTwo Sons of Ringo - MargaretUna rete piena di sabbia The Magnificent Texan - EstellaBrutti di notte - Madame AnanasDon Chisciotte and Sancio Panza - DuchessMercanti di vergini Tara Pokì - Donna Grazia