Chiara Moretti

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

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

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 and Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati; 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. 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.
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