Chiara Moretti

Chiara Moretti
Born18 August 1955 (1955-08-18)
Siena, Italy
Died16 May 2023 (2023-05-17) (aged 67)
Florence, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationActress

Chiara Moretti (8 August 1955 – 16 May 2023) was an Italian actress.

Biography

Born in Siena, Moretti started her acting career in the second half of the 1970s, appearing alongside Roberto Benigni in a series of projects, including the films Berlinguer, I Love You by Giuseppe Bertolucci and in Seeking Asylum by Marco Ferreri, where she played the main female character Irma.[1] Later she had other significant roles in the films Maschio, femmina, fiore, frutto [it] and Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati [it]; she made her last appearance in Bertolucci's The Strangeness of Life (1987).[1]

Leaving acting, she devoted herself to politics as a member of the National Alliance and later of Brothers of Italy.[1] She was the councillor of District 5 of the Municipality of Florence, from 2004 to 2014.

Moretti died in May 2023, in Florence, at the age of 67.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Semmola, Edoardo (23 May 2023). "Morta Chiara Moretti, aveva fatto l'attrice (al fianco di Benigni agli esordi) poi la militanza con la destra". Corriere.it. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Addio a Chiara Moretti, attrice ed ex consigliera" [Farewell to Chiara Moretti, actress and former councillor]. La Nazione (in Italian). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.