Ketty Fusco (5 August 1926 – 18 February 2021) was an Italian-born Swiss actress, director, and writer.
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Born | 5 August 1926 Naples, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 18 February 2021(2021-02-18) (aged 94) Lugano, Switzerland |
Nationality | Swiss |
Occupation | Actress |
At the age of five, Fusco's family was forced to leave Italy due to the rise of fascism and settled in Lugano. As a child, she was chosen to participate in a radio program on Radiotelevisione svizzera, which was called Radio Monte Ceneri at the time. She would end up making a stable career in the field of acting.
In 1989, Fusco received the Maschera d'argento della Sipario prize for lifetime achievement in Milan.[1] In 1994, she was cast in the film The Butterfly's Dream, and starred in the television series Regina madre from 1993 to 1994.[2]
Ketty Fusco died in Lugano on 18 February 2021 at the age of 94.[3]
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