Maria Grazia Francia


Maria Grazia Francia was an Italian actress of classic cinema.

Career

Born in Florence, in the mid-1940s Francia moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. She eventually left the course to star alongside Anna Magnani in Gennaro Righelli's Abbasso la ricchezza!. Since then she appeared in several important films, directed by directors such as Luigi Zampa, Giuseppe De Santis and Mario Bonnard. She was also active on stage and on television dramas, before retiring from acting in the early 1970s. She died on 4 March 2021, at the age of 89 in Terni, Italy.

Selected filmography