Born in Casalecchio di Reno, Emilia-Romagna, Italy — May 01 1927• Died Jul 31 2004

Laura Betti (née Trombetti; 1 May 1927 – 31 July 2004) was an Italian actress known particularly for her work with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bernardo Bertolucci. She had a long friendship with Pasolini and made a documentary about him in 2001. Betti became famous for portraying bizarre, grotesque, eccentric, unstable or maniacal roles, like Regina in Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900, Anna the medium in Twitch of the Death Nerve, Giovanna la pazza in Woman Buried Alive, hysterical Rita Zigai in Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina, Theres…
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Maria

Laura

Rosalia Scuderi

Regina

Caterina Elisabetta Magrevich

Fernando's Mother

Emilia, the Servant

The Wife from Bath

Teresa

Male Tourist (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")

The Vivandière

Zia Maud

Anna Fossati

Self (archive footage)

Sonia, the 'Diva' (segment "La ricotta")

Betty

Beatrice

Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)

Sister

The Painter

Giuseppa

Carlotta Batticelli

Lardy

Laura

Esther Imbriani

Sister Valida

Lidia Corradi

Felicia

Rita Zigai

Jolanda

Tisa Borghi

Madre Superiora

Aida

Desdemona

Irina (archive footage) (uncredited)

Writing

Virginia Capacelli

Irina

direttrice

Mademoiselle von Planta

Catherine de Medicis

Mildred Harrington

Judge

Suora guardiana

Self

Self

Léonore

un turista

Milena

Self

Giovanna la Pazza

Mme Carrabo

Teresa

Dottoressa Trebbi

Franco's Mother


Laura

Madame Hanska

Clara

Clio

La cantante annoiata (no acreditado)

Una delle ragazze del coro

Keli

Brunelda

Passenger coach

Jacqueline

Laura

Self (archive footage)

Presidente Del Tribunale

Contessa Celi Sanguineti

Olympia

La signora Bondi

Usuraia

Self

Hortense
Teresa Manzoni Borri

Pavoncella

Elle-même


Desdemona
Calogera

Self
Herself

La donna con la rosa blu

Mme Poli

Interviewee
Directing

Directing

Donna