Francesca Dellera

Francesca Dellera

Born: October 2, 1966
in Rome, Italy
After earning her high school diploma, Francesca Dellera moved to Rome where she began working as a model.

Her physical beauty, in this phase of her career, landed her image on the covers of national and international publications. Her portrait was taken by the greatest names in photography including Helmut Newton, Dominique Isserman, Greg Gorman, Michael Comte, Andre Rau and many others. Francesca Dellera was born to be a model, but it wasn't long before the film industry took notice of her.

Tinto Brass debuted her in his movie Capriccio (Love & Passion), while she played a role in the 3-part TV miniseries La Romana directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, the television adaptation of the film of the same name directed by Luigi Zampa in 1954, which in turn was adapted from the novel by Alberto Moravia.

It was her work in the movie La Carne directed by Marco Ferreri, that earned her international fame.

Her success continued in France and, after filming L'Ours en peluche by Jacques Deray alongside international stars such as Alain Delon, she became a favourite model of Jean Paul Gaultier.

After spending a few more years in France, Dellera returned to Rome to play the lead role in Nanà, a 2-part television miniseries directed by Alberto Negrin, which was an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Émile Zola.

She was also the star of the television movie La Contessa di Castiglione, co-produced with a French television production company, directed by French director, Josée Dayan, in which she played alongside Sergio Rubini and Jeanne Moreau.

The advertising campaigns in which Dellera appeared have also had enormous impact. She was recognized for her work in the best advert of the year, directed by Maurizio Nichetti for "IP". Dellera has also been the testimonial in several other successful campaigns for famous brands.

Movies for Francesca Dellera...

Title: The Countess of Castiglione
Character: Virginia Oldoini Verasis, contessa di Castiglione
Released: December 3, 2006
Type: TV
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, is an unscrupulous and beautiful woman, in love with Andrea Pieri, a patriot ready to do anything to free Italy from the foreign oppressor. Wounded during a chase, Pieri takes refuge in the castle of Virginia, which, with the approval of her husband, Count Francesco Verasis of Castiglione, takes care of him. Meanwhile, Nigra, in charge of the affairs of the Kingdom of Piedmont in Paris, discovers the relations of the countess with the subversives and sees in her the perfect tool to bring Napoleon closer to the Italian cause.
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The Teddy Bear
Title: The Teddy Bear
Character: Chantal
Released: August 10, 1994
Type: Movie
Doctors at a rejuvenation clinic discover a formula that will prevent aging.
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The Flesh
Title: The Flesh
Character: Francesca
Released: August 21, 1991
Type: Movie
A beautiful film which is basically about a man, a piano player, who meets and falls in love with a beautiful and voluptuous woman, who, by some strange procedure, leaves the man unable to move but with a permanent priapism! After some time he becomes sick of it and she relieves his paralysis. Eventually she gets bored and decides to leave, but he can't take it because he loves her…
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Stuff for the Rich
Title: Stuff for the Rich
Character: Principessa Topazia (2° episodio)
Released: November 13, 1987
Type: Movie
3 episodes set in Monte Carlo. In the first one a priest is compelled to become the lover of a princess. In the second, a con woman tries to cheat an insurance man. In the third, a man has to deal with his wife's suicidal attempts.
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Love & Passion
Title: Love & Passion
Character: Rosalba Moniconi
Released: February 25, 1987
Type: Movie
After the renewed flings with their former lovers prove to be disastrously unlike the romantic memories, an unfaithful couple returns to each other.
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Department Store
Title: Department Store
Character: La donna in rosso (accreditata col vero cognome, Cervellera)
Released: June 6, 1986
Type: Movie
A series of skits involving customers and store personnel from several departments of the big department store.