Italian actress Franca Bettoja died in Rome, Italy in
September 13, 2024 at the age of 88. She was film actress primarily remembered for
her role as Ruth Collins in the 1964 film “The Last Man on Earth” starring
Vincent Price. In 1972 she married actor Ugo Tognazzi and they had two children
actor Gianmarco Tognazzi born in 1967 and director, assistant director,
screenwriter Maria Sole Tognazzi born in 1971. She was the stepmother of
director, screenwriter, actor Ricky Tognazzi born in 1955. After their wedding,
her film appearances would become increasingly rare Her only Euro-westerns was
in “Touche pas à la femme blanche” (Don’t Touch the White Woman), directed by
Marco Ferreri in 1974. She starred alongside Catherine Deneuve, Marcello
Mastroianni, and Michel Piccoli. In 1975, Franca Bettoia and her mother Maris
founded the Gran Loggia Femminile d'Italia, the first Italian Masonic obedience
exclusively for women.
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