Teresa Franchini (19 September 1877 – 11 August 1972) was an Italian stage and film actress. She was a leading lady of the theatre in her youth, appearing in the first Italian staging of Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan in 1905.[1] Beginning in 1935, she played supporting roles in around twenty films.

Teresa Franchini
Born	(1877-09-19)19 September 1877 Torre Pedrera di Rimini, Emilia-Romagna Italy
Died	11 August 1972(1972-08-11) (aged 94) Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1935 - 1960 (film)

Biography

Teresa Franchini was born on 19 September 1877 in Torre Pedrera di Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress, known for Sleeping Beauty (1942), Tormento (1950), and Chains (1949). She was married to Mario Fumagalli (1904-1936). She died on 11 August 1972 in Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna.[2]

Selected filmography

• Lorenzino de' Medici (1935)
• Sleeping Beauty (1942)
• Street of the Five Moons (1942)
• Souls in Turmoil (1942)
• Rita of Cascia (1943)
• Chains (1949)
• Torment (1950)
• Nobody's Children (1951)
• Who is Without Sin (1952)
• Il Tenente Giorgio (1952)
• Torna! (1953)
• Sins of Rome (1953)
• Noi peccatori (1953)

References

External links

• Teresa Franchini at IMDb

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