José Greci
{{Short description|Italian film, television and stage actress (1941-2017)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = José Greci
| image = Josè Greci.JPG
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1941|1|10}}
| birth_place = Ferrara, Kingdom of Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|06|01|1941|01|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Rome, Italy
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1958–1974
}}
José Greci (10 January 1941 – 1 June 2017) was an Italian film, television and stage actress.
Life and career
Born in Ferrara, Italy, as Giuseppina Greci, the daughter of the journalist and television writer Luigi. In 1956 at just fifteen years old Greci enrolled at the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts; after two years she left the academy to debut on stage.{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=888440214X}}
Greci made her film debut in 1959, playing the Virgin Mary in William Wyler's Ben-Hur.{{cite news|title=Girotondo di José Greci|issue=73|newspaper=Stampa Sera|date=26 March 1959|page=8}} From then she started appearing in dozens of genre films, soon becoming one of the most prolific actresses in 1960s Italian cinema, particularly becoming a star in the sword-and-sandal and eurospy genres. Also active on television, she gradually abandoned her career during the seventies. She died in Rome, Italy on 1 June 2017, aged 76.{{Cite web|url=http://westernboothill.blogspot.ru/2017/06/rip-jose-greci.html|title=RIP José Greci|last=B.|first=Tom|date=2 June 2017|website=Western Boot Hill|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627130455/http://westernboothill.blogspot.ru/2017/06/rip-jose-greci.html|archive-date=27 June 2017|url-status=dead}}
Selected filmography
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- La cento chilometri (1959) - The Cello Player Friend of Elena
- Ben-Hur (1959) - Mary (uncredited)
- Revenge of the Barbarians (1960) - Sabina
- Romolo e Remo (1961) - Estia
- Le italiane e l'amore (1961) - (segment "Un matrimonio")
- Il sangue e la sfida (1962)
- Colossus of the Arena (1962) - Revia
- The Rebel Gladiators (1962) - Arminia
- War Gods of Babylon (1962) - Crisia
- Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963) - Isabella
- Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963) - Regia / Chelima
- The Bread Peddler (1963) - Amanda
- Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963) - Dona Blanca - Francisco's Daughter
- Hercules Against the Mongols (1963) - Bianca de Tudela
- The Ten Gladiators (1963) - Livia
- Death on the Fourposter (1964) - Kitty
- Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964) - Arminia / Armina
- 'Sword of the Empire (1964) - Nissia, blonde slave
- Revenge of The Gladiators (1964) - Priscilla
- Espionage in Tangier (1965) - Lee Randall
- Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965) - Assuer
- Operation Poker (1965) - Helga
- Last Man to Kill (1966) - Ellen
- Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula (1966) - Lynn
- Maigret a Pigalle (1966) - Arlette
- Bury Them Deep (1968) - Sign. Gennaroni
- All on the Red (1968) - Yvette
- All'ultimo sangue (1968) - Consuelo
- The Most Beautiful Couple in the World (1968)
- The Sicilian Connection (1972) - Lucia
- Catene (1974) - (final film role)
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0337416}}
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Category:Italian film actresses
Category:Italian television actresses
Category:Italian stage actresses
Category:Actresses from Emilia-Romagna
Category:Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni