Ketty Fusco
Ketty Fusco | |
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| Born | 5 August 1926 |
| Died | 18 February 2021 (aged 94) Lugano, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | Actress |
Ketty Fusco (5 August 1926 – 18 February 2021) was an Italian-born Swiss actress, director, and writer.
Biography
[edit]At the age of five, Fusco's family was forced to leave Italy due to the rise of fascism and settled in Lugano. As a child, she was chosen to participate in a radio program on Radiotelevisione svizzera, which was called Radio Monte Ceneri at the time. She would end up making a stable career in the field of acting.
In 1989, Fusco received the Maschera d'argento della Sipario prize for lifetime achievement in Milan.[1] In 1994, she was cast in the film The Butterfly's Dream, and starred in the television series Regina madre from 1993 to 1994.[2]
Ketty Fusco died in Lugano on 18 February 2021 at the age of 94.[3]
Works
[edit]- Nella luce degli occhi (1962)
- La preistoria sul balcone (1973)
- Giorni della memoria (1974)
- Il caminetto che canta (1994)
- Acrostici (1995)
- Lettera a zia Eva (1995)
- Natale (1995)
- Giove in via Nassa (1996)
- In quell'albergo sul fiume (1999)
- Storia di Dolly (1999)
- Umca: storia di una capra intraprendente (2002)
- La preistoria sul balcone (2006)
- L'isola degli ottanta (2007)
- La bambina e le bombe: assaggi di vita e racconti (2007)
- Arco e Baleno sulle orme di Ulisse (2007)
Honors
[edit]- Hans-Reinhart-Ring of the Società Svizzera di Studi Teatrali (1994)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fusco Ketty". bibliomedia.ch (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2008.
- ^ "Regina madre". Albert e Gianni Buscaglia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
- ^ "È morta Ketty Fusco". RSI (in Italian). 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Evento SBT". SBT (in Italian). 20 October 2007.
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