About
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, Therese in Private Vices, Public Virtues, Emilia the servant in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Teorema for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, and Mildred the protagonist's wife in Mario Bava's Hatchet for the Honeymoon. Born Laura Trombetti in Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna, she grew up to be interested in singing. She first worked...
Known for
La Dolce VitaMovie • 1960
A Bay of BloodMovie • 1971
1900Movie • 1976
The Canterbury TalesMovie • 1972
Fat GirlMovie • 2001
TheoremMovie • 1968
Oedipus RexMovie • 1967
Jane B. by Agnès V.Movie • 1988
The WitchesMovie • 1967
Ro.Go.Pa.G.Movie • 1963
That Night of VarennesMovie • 1982
Marx Can WaitMovie • 2021
A Man Called SledgeMovie • 1970
Private Vices, Public VirtuesMovie • 1976
Slap the Monster on Page OneMovie • 1972
The Woman with Red BootsMovie • 1974
Hatchet for the HoneymoonMovie • 1970
The GangMovie • 1977
Widow's WalkMovie • 1987
Butterfly on the ShoulderMovie • 1978
Escape by NightMovie • 1960
AllonsanfanMovie • 1974
The Great PumpkinMovie • 1993
Caprice Italian StyleMovie • 1968