Letícia Román (née Novarese; born 12 August 1941) is an Italian film actress.
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Born | Letizia Novarese (1941-08-12) 12 August 1941 (age 81) Rome, Italy |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1960–1966 |
Spouse | Peter Anthony Gelles
(m. 1970) |
Children | Oliver John Gelles (b. 1973)[1] |
Román was born Letizia Novarese in Rome in 1941.[2] She was the daughter of stage actress Giuliana Gianni and screenwriter/costume designer Nino Novarese.[3]
Taught by tutors, Roman received the equivalent of an American high school education. She is fluent in five languages.[4]
Roman said that her parents didn't want her to be an actress, but after arriving in Hollywood, she began studying acting under Sandy Meisner.[5] She studied with Gladys Vogeler to diminish her accent.[6]
Román started her film career with a small part in the Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues where she plays Tina.[7][8] Román had her first leading role in the film The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), where she plays Nora Davis, a mystery obsessed woman who believes she has witnessed a murder.[9] After completing the film, Román went to Germany where she made several films including Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill.[10]
Román retired from acting after getting married in 1966 to Peter Anthony Gelles, by whom she had one child.[11] According to actor John Saxon, Román later worked in the real estate business in Los Angeles briefly.[11]
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