Laura Betti
Laura Betti (actually Laura Trombetti; born May 1, 1927 in Bologna, Italy, † 31 July 2004 in Rome) was an Italian actress.
Life
Betti spent her childhood in the days of Mussolini 's regime in her native city of Bologna; after the war she shortened her surname to " Betti " and was known in Rome as a visitor of the trendy cafés and artists' hangouts. When "Laura Sarno ," she began a career as a jazz singer own in the cabarets of the capital, where they were " wicked " Songs made a name for herself as an interpreter. 1953 she made her debut as a theater actress when she appeared in Pierre Corneille's Le Cid alongside Enrico Maria Salerno and Carlo Ninchi. The following year, Betti then turned to the Revue and played and sang alongside Walter Chiari. Always on the lookout for suitable forms of expression, she worked again for the stage with Luchino Visconti and Luigi Squarzina, made her first film in 1956, took over duties at the radio and appeared in television dramas. They also sang songs nonconformist, most of which were written especially for them by artists such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Alberto Moravia, Mario Soldati and Ercole Patti.
Under Federico Fellini she succeeded in 1960 in The Sweet Life of a breakthrough. Pier Paolo Pasolini, with whom she developed a close friendship until his death in 1975, gave her first time in 1962 a role in one of his films: Betti played the diva in the soft cheese. After further supporting roles they played in Pasolini's Teorema 1968 - Geometry of Love a major role as a maid that is of the Holy. Her performance won her the Film Festival in Venice 1970, the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress. In 1976, she played the fascist Regina in Bernardo Bertolucci film 1900. According to Pasolini's death, she managed his estate as a director of the Fondo Pier Paolo Pasolini Foundation.
Bettis extensive filmography includes almost exclusively artistically challenging and often significant films. Her stage career she pursued while still, but much less intense than that for the screen. Very occasionally, she worked for television and as a voice actress.
Betti devoted himself since the 1960s, much of the literature and politics and had numerous personalities to their interlocutors. In 1979, she presented with the novel Teta veleta before a settlement with the Italian intelligentsia.