Fulvia Franco

Biography

Fulvia Franco was an Italian actress and beauty pageant titleholder born in Trieste to a businessman father. She won the third edition of Miss Italia in 1948 and appeared in Totò al giro d'Italia, which led to her film career. Her most notable role was as the sensual widow in L'avventura di un soldato (1962), critically appreciated for its directorial debut by Nino Manfredi. She married actor Tiberio Mitri for about twenty years.