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Leonora Ruffo (13 January 1935 – 25 May 2007) was an Italian film actress.

Leonora Ruffo
Born	Bruna Bovi (1935-01-13)13 January 1935 Rome, Italy
Died	28 May 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 72) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1951-1969
Spouse(s)	Ermanno Curti (?-2007) (her death)[1]
Children	Stefano Curti Gianlucca Curti

Career

Born in Rome as Bruna Bovi, the daughter of Angelo Bovi, basketball coach of Ginnastica Roma, Italian Championship pluri-winner, Ruffo failed to obtain the main roles in Cielo sulla palude by Augusto Genina and Tomorrow Is Another Day by Léonide Moguy due to the opposition of her family. She eventually debuted in 1951 in Gli amanti di Ravello by Francesco De Robertis.[2]

She was almost entirely active in peplum and adventure films; an exception is her role as the sensible Sandra Rubini in Federico Fellini's I Vitelloni.[2]

She retired from acting in the late 1960s.[2]

Ruffo also starred in a number of fotoromanzi, usually being credited as Bruna Falchi or with the stage name Ingrid Swenson.[2] She was married to Italian producer Ermanno Curti, and had two sons Stefano and Gianluca. She was the aunt of Claudia Mori.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1951	The Lovers of Ravello (Italian: Gli amanti di Ravello)	Elena
1952	The Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino (Italian: Le Meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino)	Elisenda
1952	The Queen of Sheba (Italian: La regina di Saba)	Balkis, Queen of Sheba
1953	I Vitelloni	Sandra Rubini
1954	Mid-Century Loves (Italian: Amori di mezzo secolo)	Contessina Elena Micheli	(segment "L'amore romantico")
1955	Ricordami	Maria Calise
1956	Ciao, pais...	Medy
1957	The Black Devil (Italian: Il diavolo nero)	Stella
1958	The Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Italian: Le avventure di Nicola Nickleby)	Caterina Nickleby	6 episodes
1958	Sergente d'ispezione	Giovanna
1959	Due selvaggi a corte	Angela
1959	Il vedovo	Gioia
1960	Goliath and the Dragon (Italian: La vendetta di Ercole)	Dejanira
1960	Un dollaro di fifa	Sara Perkins
1961	Spade senza bandiera	Gigliola
1961	Maciste contro il vampiro	Guja
1961	Hercules in the Haunted WorldErcole al centro della terra	Princess Deianira
1966	Star Pilot (Italian: 2+5: Missione Hydra)	Kaena
1968	Time and Place for Killing	Mulligan's daughter
1969	A Woman on Fire (Italian: Brucia, ragazzo, brucia)	Woman in Clara's dream	(final film role)

References

External links

• Leonora Ruffo at IMDb

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