Rossana Podestà(1934-2013)

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Hercules (1983)

Rossana Podestà was born on 20 June 1934 in Zliten, Murqub, Libya. She was an actress and director, known for Helen of Troy (1956), Ulysses (1954) and Le ragazze di San Frediano (1955). She was married to Marco Vicario. She died on 10 December 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Segreti segreti
6.6
- Maria
- 1985
Hercules
4.1
- Hera
- 1983
Tutti insieme tempestosamente
TV Series
- Ester Randolfi
- 1981
Sunday Lovers
5.5
- Clara (segment "Armando's Notebook") (as Rossana Posta)
- 1980
Tranquille donne di campagna
5.0
- Anna Maldini
- 1980
7 ragazze di classe
4.4
- Ivonne
- 1979
Giorno segreto
TV Mini Series
- 1978
Pane, burro e marmellata
5.3
- Simona
- 1977
Il letto in piazza
4.8
- Serena
- 1976
Il gatto mammone
5.7
- Rosalia
- 1975
The Sensual Man
5.9
- Lilia
- 1973
L'uccello migratore
5.7
- Delia Benetti
- 1972
Man of the Year
5.1
- Cocò Lampugnani
- 1971
Il prete sposato
5.7
- Silvia
- 1970
Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro
5.7
- Giorgia
- 1966

Alternative names
- Rossana Podesta
Height
- 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Born
- June 20, 1934
- Zliten, Murqub, Libya
Died
- December 10, 2013
- Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Marco VicarioAugust 8, 1953 - September 22, 1976 (divorced, 2 children)
Children
Relatives
- Margherita Vicario(Grandchild)
Other works
Book: "Walter Bonatti: Una vita Libera" as author.
Publicity listings

Trivia
After considering such established stars as Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, Rhonda Fleming, Ava Gardner and Yvonne De Carlo for the lead in Helen of Troy (1956), director Robert Wise chose Podestà, an established actress but one who was relatively unknown outside of Italy. The problem was that she could not speak English. As she would be surrounded by British actors, and to avoid a clash of accents and dialects among the characters, Wise employed a vocal coach to help her learn her lines by rote.

Quotes
Italians have different ideas of beauty from Americans. In Italy people regard the figure as the yardstick, then the face. In America it is the face first.