Rossana Podestà facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rossana Podestà
Podestà in 1965
Born	Carla Dora Podestà (1934-06-20)20 June 1934 Tripoli, Italian Libya
Died	10 December 2013(2013-12-10) (aged 79) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1950–1985
Spouse(s)	Marco Vicario ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1976)​
Partner(s)	Walter Bonatti (1981–2011; his death)
Children	2

Rossana Podestà (born Carla Dora Podestà; 20 June 1934 – 10 December 2013) was an Italian actress. She worked mostly in Italy from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Her Life Story

Podestà was born in Tripoli, which was an Italian colony called Libya at the time. She spent her early years there. After World War II, her family moved to Rome, Italy.

When she was sixteen, director Léonide Moguy discovered her. He was getting ready to cast his film Domani è un altro giorno. This discovery started her acting career. She went on to act in sixty movies, both in Italy and other countries.

In Italy, she lived in Dubino, a town in the Sondrio province. She married movie producer Marco Vicario, but they later divorced. From 1980, she lived with Walter Bonatti. He was a famous mountain climber, explorer, and journalist. Walter Bonatti passed away in 2011 at the age of 81. Rossana Podestà died in Rome on 10 December 2013, when she was 79 years old.

Her Acting Work

Podestà in Le ragazze di San Frediano (1954)

One of Rossana Podestà's most famous roles was playing Helen in the movie Helen of Troy. This film was made by Robert Wise in 1956. Rossana did not speak English at the time. So, she learned all her lines by repeating them many times with a voice coach. This movie helped her become known around the world. She even acted alongside a young Brigitte Bardot.

She also became very popular in Latin America. This was thanks to her starring role in the Mexican film Rossana.

Podestà also appeared in the movie Ulisse (1955), directed by Mario Camerini. In the 1960s and 1970s, she acted in several romantic movies. These included Paolo il caldo and Il prete sposato. She was featured in a magazine article called "Trio Con Brio" with other European actresses. These included Christiane Schmidtmer from Germany and Shirley Anne Field from the UK.

Her last movie was Secrets Secrets in 1985. It was directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci.

Movies She Acted In

See also

In Spanish: Rossana Podestà para niños