Laura Betti
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1927-05-01
- Died
- 2004-07-31
- Place of birth
- Casalecchio di Reno, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Also known as
- ラウラ・ベッティ · Laura Trombetti
Biography
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 professionally in the arts as a jazz singer and moved to Rome.
Betti made her film debut in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960). In 1963, she became a close friend of the poet and movie director Pier Paolo Pasolini. Under his direction, she proved a wonderful talent and played in seven of his films, including La ricotta (1963), Teorema (Theorem, 1968), his 1972 version of The Canterbury Tales, in which she played the Wife of Bath; and his controversial Salo (1975) ("120 Days of Sodom").
In 1976, Betti portrayed Regina, a cruel and eroto-maniacal fascist in Bernardo Bertolucci's Novecento (1900). She also played Miss Blandish in his Last Tango in Paris (1972), though her single scene was deleted.
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (83)
La Dolce Vita
1960
as Laura
The Cousin
1974
as Rosalia Scuderi
Fat Girl
2001
as Fernando's Mother
1900
1976
as Regina
Theorem
1968
as Emilia, the Servant
The Canterbury Tales
1972
as The Wife from Bath
A Bay of Blood
1971
as Anna Fossati
The Gang
1977
as Felicia
The Beaches of Agnès
2008
as Self (archive footage)
With Closed Eyes
1994
as Beatrice
Private Vices, Public Virtues
1976
as Teresa
The Witches
1967
as Male Tourist (segment "La Terra vista dalla Luna")
Oedipus Rex
1967
as Jocasta's Maid (uncredited)
The Great Pumpkin
1993
as Aida
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
1963
as Sonia, the 'Diva' (segment "La ricotta")
Lovers and Liars
1979
as Laura
The Seagull
1977
as Irina
Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988
as Lardy
Gli astronomi
2003
as Pavoncella
The Protagonists
1999
as Judge
Widow's Walk
1987
as Keli
That Night of Varennes
1982
as Virginia Capacelli
Sonny and Jed
1972
as Betty
Woman Buried Alive
1973
as Giovanna la Pazza
Escape by Night
1960
as Teresa
Allonsanfan
1974
as Esther Imbriani
La ribelle
1993
as Sister Valida
Blame it on Paradise
1985
as direttrice
Caprice Italian Style
1968
as Desdemona
Marianna Ucrìa
1997
as Giuseppa
A Man Called Sledge
1970
as Sister
Marx Can Wait
2021
as Irina (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Woman with Red Boots
1974
as Léonore
Slap the Monster on Page One
1972
as Rita Zigai
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
1977
as Jacqueline
Class Relations
1984
as Brunelda
Suffocating Heat
1991
as Laura
Jenatsch
1987
as Mademoiselle von Planta
Art of Love
1983
as Clio
The Murri Affair
1974
as Tisa Borghi
Abicinema
1975
as Self
Noi siamo le colonne
1956
as La cantante annoiata (no acreditado)
We Free Kings
1996
as Una delle ragazze del coro
Ecco
1963
as Self
Un eroe borghese
1995
as dott.ssa Trebbi
Renzo e Lucia
2004
as Madre Superiora
La ricotta
1963
Laura's Passion
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Butterfly on the Shoulder
1978
as Mme Carrabo
In the Name of the Father
1971
as Franco's Mother
Red Lips
1960
as The Painter
Paulina Is Leaving
1969
as Hortense
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
1970
as Mildred Harrington
I cammelli
1988
as Milena
Sweets from a Stranger
1987
as Jolanda
Gallant Ladies
1990
as Catherine de Medicis
RARA
1969
Mother Ebe
1985
as Lidia Corradi
What Are the Clouds?
1968
as Desdemona
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
1981
as Self
Happiness Costs Nothing
2003
as Suora guardiana
My Name Is Anna Magnani
1980
as Self
The Little Archimedes
1980
as La signora Bondi
The Defective Detective
1984
as Carlotta Batticelli
Raul - Right to Kill
2005
as Usuraia
Fratella e Sorello
2005
as Presidente Del Tribunale
Pier Paolo Pasolini : vivre et encore plus
1976
as Elle-même
The Earth As Seen from the Moon
1967
as un turista
Far from Manhattan
1982
as Madame Hanska
The Carpathian Mushroom
1990
as Olympia
Household Accounts
2003
as Contessa Celi Sanguineti
Mario, Maria and Mario
1993
as Laura
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
1970
Pasolini and the Secret Humiliation of Chaucer
2006
as Interviewee
Einzelzimmer
1979
as Calogera
Il diario di Matilde Manzoni
2002
as Teresa Manzoni Borri
The Last Day of School Before Christmas
1975
as Passenger coach
Pasolini, el poeta en la playa
2000
as Herself
Maresco / Pasolini
2021
as Self
Le rose blu
1990
as La donna con la rosa blu
Venise en hiver
1982
as Mme Poli
The Return
1973
as Clara
Orgy
1968
as Donna
About Laura Betti
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 pagi… With 88 credits spanning from 1956 to 2021, Laura Betti has appeared in 83 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Laura Betti Movies
- La Dolce Vita (1960) — as Laura
- The Cousin (1974) — as Rosalia Scuderi
- Fat Girl (2001) — as Fernando's Mother
- 1900 (1976) — as Regina
- Theorem (1968) — as Emilia, the Servant
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