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
Died28 May 2007(2007-05-28) (aged 72)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1951-1969
SpouseErmanno Curti (1950s-2007) (her death)[1]
Children2

Career

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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

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Ruffo with Alberto Sordi in Il vedovo (1959)
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

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  1. ^ "Tribute to Leonora Ruffo".
  2. ^ a b c d Roberto Chiti (1999). Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese, 1999. ISBN 8877423420.
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