Armenia Balducci
Actor, Writer, Director
July 4, 1937 — July 29, 2022 (85 years)
Armenia Balducci (4 July 1937 – 29 July 2022) was an Italian actress, screenwriter and director. She was elected Miss Testaccio and had a short acting career, under the pseudonym Bella Visconti, which spanned six films between 1953 and 1956; it was not until 1971 that she returned to the screen for an appearance in Sacco and Vanzetti.
She also acted in the theatre, was active in various left-wing parties (with her long-time partner Gian Maria Volonté) and was twice Elio Petri's script assistant. In 1978 and 1980, she made two films that took a critical or satirical look at the bourgeoisie and its police representatives, but they were financial failures. From 1986 to 1993 and again in 2002, she worked as a scriptwriter on films by Giuseppe Ferrara. In the latter years, her film La rivincita, shot digitally, premiered at the Tierra di Siena festival.
She also acted in the theatre, was active in various left-wing parties (with her long-time partner Gian Maria Volonté) and was twice Elio Petri's script assistant. In 1978 and 1980, she made two films that took a critical or satirical look at the bourgeoisie and its police representatives, but they were financial failures. From 1986 to 1993 and again in 2002, she worked as a scriptwriter on films by Giuseppe Ferrara. In the latter years, her film La rivincita, shot digitally, premiered at the Tierra di Siena festival.
Known For
Filmography
| 1971 | Sacco & Vanzetti · as Virginia Vanzetti |
| 1956 | Time of Vacation · as Silvana |
| 1955 | Girls of Today · as Tilde Bardellotti |
| 1954 | The Art of Getting Along · as Lilli De Angelis |
| 1954 | Of Life and Love · as Rosinella Chiarchiaro |
| 1954 | A Day in Court · as The Fiancée |
| 1953 | Easy Years · as Baronessina La Prua |
| 2002 | |
| 1993 | Giovanni Falcone · as Screenplay |
| 1992 | Narcos · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | Il caso Moro · as Screenplay |
| 1979 |
| 1979 |
| 1971 | The Working Class Goes to Heaven · as Script Supervisor |
| 1970 | Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion · as Script Supervisor |