Rossana Podestà

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Birth Name: Carla Podestà

Born: 20 June 1934 Died: 10 December 2013

Country of origin: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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Description: Rossana Podestà (born 20 June 1934 in Tripoli) was a former Italian actress. She was born in the Italian colony of Libya, where she spent her first years in Tripoli and later moved to Rome after World War II. Rossana Podestà still lives in Italy, in Dubino (Sondrio province). She lived with the famous mountain climber, explorer and journalist Walter Bonatti; he died on September 13, 2011. Podestà's most memorable role was as Helen in Helen of Troy, produced by Robert Wise in 1956. She could not speak English so she learned her lines by rote with a voice coach. The movie gave Podestà international exposure, and she perf ... (more)

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