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Valeria De Franciscis(1915-2014)

  • Actress
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Valeria De Franciscis in Mid-August Lunch (2008)
Gianni is a retiree who has become invisible to most everyone around him. In response, he tries his best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life.
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The Salt of Life (2011)
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Valeria De Franciscis was born on 14 December 1915 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress, known for Mid-August Lunch (2008), The Salt of Life (2011) and I mostri oggi (2009). She was married to Gianni Bendoni. She died on 9 February 2014 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornDecember 14, 1915
DiedFebruary 9, 2014(98)
BornDecember 14, 1915
DiedFebruary 9, 2014(98)
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    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Mid-August Lunch (2008)
Mid-August Lunch
6.9
  • Madre di Gianni
  • 2008
The Salt of Life (2011)
The Salt of Life
6.3
  • La madre di Gianni(as Valeria De Franciscis Bendoni)
  • 2011
Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bisio, Carlo Buccirosso, Sabrina Ferilli, Angela Finocchiaro, and Giorgio Panariello in I mostri oggi (2009)
I mostri oggi
4.4
  • Baronessa
  • 2009

Credits

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Actress

  • The Salt of Life (2011)
    The Salt of Life
    6.3
    • La madre di Gianni (as Valeria De Franciscis Bendoni)
    • 2011
  • Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bisio, Carlo Buccirosso, Sabrina Ferilli, Angela Finocchiaro, and Giorgio Panariello in I mostri oggi (2009)
    I mostri oggi
    4.4
    • Baronessa
    • 2009
  • Mid-August Lunch (2008)
    Mid-August Lunch
    6.9
    • Madre di Gianni
    • 2008

Videos3

U.S. Version
Trailer 1:39
U.S. Version
Mid-August Lunch: U.S. Trailer
Trailer 1:38
Mid-August Lunch: U.S. Trailer
Mid-August Lunch: U.S. Trailer
Trailer 1:38
Mid-August Lunch: U.S. Trailer
Pranzo di ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch): Italian-Language Trailer
Trailer 1:45
Pranzo di ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch): Italian-Language Trailer

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Valeria De Franciscis Bendoni
  • Born
    • December 14, 1915
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • February 9, 2014
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Gianni Bendoni1941 - 1981 (his death, 2 children)

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