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Femi Benussi is a Actor Italienne born on 4 march 1945 at Rovinj (Croatie)

Femi Benussi

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Birth name Eufemia Benussi
Nationality Italie
Birth 4 march 1945 (79 years) at Rovinj (Croatie)

Eufemia "Femi" Benussi (born 4 March 1945) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1965 and 1983.

She was born in Rovigno, Italy (now Rovinj, Croatia). She debuted on stage at the Teatro del Popolo of Fiume, then she moved in Rome and made her film debut at 19 in Il boia scarlatto, with the pseudonym Femy Martin. Benussi was mainly active in genre films, and in the seventies she became a star of the commedia sexy all'italiana subgenre.

Biography

Née dans la région de l'Istrie, Femi Benussi fréquente le théâtre de la ville de Rijeka, alors sous gouvernance yougoslave. Elle part ensuite en Italie et s'installe à Rome pour devenir actrice. En 1965, le réalisateur Massimo Pupillo la remarque lors d'un casting et lui offre sa première apparition au cinéma, un rôle secondaire dans le film d'horreur Vierges pour le bourreau (Il boia scarlatto).

En 1966, Pier Paolo Pasolini lui offre un rôle de premier plan dans la comédie dramatique Des oiseaux, petits et gros (Uccellacci e uccellini), aux côtés du confirmé Totò et du débutant Ninetto Davoli. À la suite du succès du film, elle obtient plusieurs propositions pour poursuivre sa carrière dans le milieu du cinéma et se spécialise dans la comédie à l'italienne, notamment érotique. Elle apparaît également dans des westerns spaghettis, des giallos et des films d'horreurs et tourne quelques productions étrangères dans le même ton. Elle pose également pour les magazines Ciné-Revue et Playboy et joue quelques pièces de théâtre en Italie.

Le désintérêt du public pour les comédies érotiques et son âge conduise sa carrière au déclin. Contrairement à l'actrice Marina Hedman, elle refuse de prendre le virage d'une carrière d'actrice pornographique et quitte le monde du cinéma par la petite porte au début des années 1980.

Usually with

Marco Vicario
Marco Vicario
(2 films)
Mario Bava
Mario Bava
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Femi Benussi (38 films)

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Actress

Batton Story
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Femi Benussi, Marisa Merlini, Daniela Giordano, Gianni Dei, Toni Ucci, Mariangela Giordano
Roles Marisa Colli
Rating50% 2.5468952.5468952.5468952.5468952.546895
A Roman teacher takes the side of a group of prostitutes and set up a trade union to support their rights.
The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance
Directed by Alfredo Rizzo
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Femi Benussi, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Patrizia Webley, Luciano Pigozzi
Roles Sybil
Rating37% 1.886551.886551.886551.886551.88655
Irlande, 1902. Une troupe de jeunes et jolies actrices et leur accessoiriste sont invités par le comte Marnack à passer quelques jours dans son château, qui se trouve sur une petites île au large des côtes Irlandaises, pour jouer une pièce de théâtre dans son petit théâtre privé . Le comte en effet est amoureux d’Evelyn, une des starlettes, en qui il retrouve les traits de Catherine, sa bien aimée disparue. Il faut dire que toutes les précédentes épouses de la famille sont toutes mortes décapitées et, pour ne pas déroger à la règle, les nouvelles invitées commencent elles aussi, une à une, à perdre la tête.
The Killer Must Kill Again, 1h26
Directed by Luigi Cozzi
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors George Hilton, Antoine Saint-John, Femi Benussi, Cristina Galbó, Eduardo Fajardo, Teresa Velázquez
Roles Dizzy Blonde
Rating63% 3.197163.197163.197163.197163.19716
Giorgio is a greedy adulterer who makes a deal with a serial killer to dispose of his wealthy wife, Nora. Unfortunately, a thrill-seeking young couple steal the killer's car with Nora's corpse in the trunk, ending up at a run-down seaside villa.
Syndicate Sadists, 1h32
Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Tomás Milián, Joseph Cotten, Maria Fiore, Ida Galli, Silvano Tranquilli, Femi Benussi
Roles Flora
Rating63% 3.190793.190793.190793.190793.19079
Milián plays Rambo, an ex-cop who seeks revenge against two powerful crime families who were responsible for the murder of his friend.
The Novice
The Novice (1975)

Genres Drama, Erotic, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Femi Benussi, Lionel Stander, Gloria Guida, Maria Pia Conte
Roles Nunziatina
Rating44% 2.2124252.2124252.2124252.2124252.212425
Vittorio, un beau jeune homme, retourne dans sa Sicile natale à cause de la mauvaise santé de son oncle Don Ninì. Il pense le trouver mourant, mais finalement son état n'est pas bien grave. Don Ninì convainc Vittorio de se montrer décontracté avec tous les habitants du village, en particulier entreprenant avec les femmes, afin de démontrer le prestige et la virilité du nom de famille...
Strip Nude for Your Killer, 1h37
Directed by Andrea Bianchi
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Solvi Stübing, Nino Castelnuovo, Edwige Fenech, Franco Diogene, Femi Benussi, Lia Amanda
Roles Lucia Cerrazini
Rating55% 2.79972.79972.79972.79972.7997
After a fashion model dies while undergoing an illegal abortion, the attending doctor moves her body back to her home, staging her death to remove any trace of his involvement. However, he is murdered by a stranger disguised in racing leathers and a motorcycle helmet. At the Albatross Modelling Agency, womanising photographer Carlo (Nino Castelnuovo) embarks on an affair with fellow photographer Magda (Edwige Fenech). Meanwhile, a newly hired model, Patrizia (Solvi Stubing), fends off the unwanted advances of Maurizio (Franco Diogene), whose wife owns the agency. One evening, Mario (Claudio Pellegrini), who also works at the agency, invites a woman in racing leathers into his home for a drink, and is stabbed to death. The police question the agency's owner Gisella (Lia Amanda) and another model, Lucia (Femi Benussi) about the killing, but learn very little. Gisella and Lucia are sleeping together; one night when Gisella leaves after a fight, Lucia is attacked and killed.
The Private Lesson
Directed by Vittorio De Sisti
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Carroll Baker, Leonora Fani, Carlo Giuffrè, Leopoldo Trieste, Renzo Montagnani, Femi Benussi
Roles Rosina
Rating49% 2.475892.475892.475892.475892.47589
A music teacher is desired by a student in a small town. The student's best friend uses compromising photographs of the teacher to blackmail her.
The Household, 1h45
Directed by Ary Fernandes, Luigi Filippo D’Amico
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Lando Buzzanca, Martine Brochard, Malisa Longo, Arnoldo Foà, Femi Benussi, Leonora Fani
Roles Lola Mandragali
Rating63% 3.1828053.1828053.1828053.1828053.182805
À la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Rosario « Sasà » Cavadunni, intendant de Badoglio, est déporte en Allemagne où, grâce à sa débrouillardise, il réussit à faire face à toutes les situations.
The Stranger and the Gunfighter, 1h45
Directed by Lee Van Cleef, Antonio Margheriti
Origin Italie
Genres Martial arts, Action, Western, Spaghetti Western, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Lee Van Cleef, Lo Lieh, Patty Shepard, Femi Benussi, Lionel Stander, Erika Blanc
Roles Italian Mistress
Rating57% 2.898992.898992.898992.898992.89899
Martial arts expert Ho Chiang journeys to America's Wild West in order to retrieve his late uncle Wang's missing fortune. Ho must free his uncle's murderer, Dakota (frequent Spaghetti Western star Lee Van Cleef), the only man who knows Wang's final resting place. Upon recovering the body, the pair discovers clues pointing to buried treasure. Notes on the dead man's body promise that the location of the treasure will be illuminated by a map, divided for security into four segments, each one tattooed on the buttocks of one of the uncle's four mistresses. Armed with photographs of the women, Ho and Dakota form an uneasy alliance and set out in search of the map tattoos and the promised riches.
Perverted Adolescence, 1h44
Directed by José Benazeraf
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Femi Benussi, Giacomo Furia, Malisa Longo, Dagmar Lassander
Roles Mirella / Teacher
Rating49% 2.4712752.4712752.4712752.4712752.471275
Femme mûre, Mirella Buzzatti enseigne les mathématiques à Rome. A la suite de divergences sur fond de contexte socio-politique, elle est mutée à Pérouse où elle sympathise rapidement avec une autre enseignante, Elisa. Dans sa classe de terminale, Mirella est troublée par un jeune éphèbe aux cheveux blonds bouclés, Alain. Celui-ci, bien que sortant avec Georgina, une copine de classe, semble plus préoccupé par ses engagements politiques. Attirée par ce garçon inaccessible, elle organise une soirée où elle invite une partie de ses élèves. Alors qu'ils fument des joints, boivent ou dansent en écoutant de la musique classique, Mirella surprend Georgina en train de masturber Alain avachi sur un sofa. Choquée et frustrée, elle prétexte une subite fatigue pour renvoyer tout le monde. Mais cette scène a réveillé en elle des pulsions sexuelles incontrôlables car Alain est devenu l'objet de ses fantasmes, une obsession à laquelle elle ne peut se soustraire mais elle découvre également qu'Elisa est également amoureuse de lui. Alors qu'elle réussit à coucher avec lui, ce dernier ne supporte plus sa jalousie maladive et sa possessivité. En guise de représailles, il organise une mise en scène cruelle et humiliante où il la livre à trois de ses copains pervers.
The Sensuous Sicilian
Directed by Marco Vicario
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Giancarlo Giannini, Lionel Stander, Rossana Podestà, Ornella Muti, Riccardo Cucciolla, Gastone Moschin
Roles una prostituta
Rating59% 2.960422.960422.960422.960422.96042
A Sicilian baron, Paolo Castorini has spent his life (beginning before puberty) dealing with girls, and later, women, usually in matters of the flesh. But later in life he begins to search for a deeper meaning to life. When his father is brought to his deathbed, Paolo (after making a pass at the dying man's nurse) is surprised to learn that the apparently staid, upright father had been unfaithful as a young man, as also Paolo's grandfather, and that such unfaithfulness had brought consequences both moral and medical.
Special Killers, 1h37
Origin Italie
Genres Crime
Actors Frederick Stafford, Femi Benussi, Claude Jade, Michel Constantin, Alberto de Mendoza, Simón Andreu
Roles Laura Damiani
Rating58% 2.907232.907232.907232.907232.90723
An attractive brunette, Simone Mattei (Patty Shepard), makes love with a lover. The tough guy penetrates her and starts at the same time to strangle her. He keeps on strangling the beauty until she is dead. An hour later, Sandro Mattei, a private investigator, finds his dead wife Simone. He comments the murder with "poor little bitch", but beside the victim he also discovers a photo showing a man on a motorcycle and a woman with glasses in the background. Now he wants to find the murderer. His girlfriend Tiffany (Claude Jade), who works as a photographer, makes a "Blow-up" from the photograph. Tiffany recognizes as the woman with glasses a certain Laura Damiani (Femi Benussi). Sandro and Tiffany are looking for her and they found her as stripper in a night club in Rome. While Tiffany has an unrequited crush on him, Sandro start to fall in love with Laura, mistress of an unscrupulous lawyer (Alberto de Mendoza). And Laura is mixed up in blackmail, crimes and shady business.
The Countess Died of Laughter, 1h26
Directed by Franz Antel
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Gabriele Tinti, Femi Benussi, Kurt Großkurth, Sonja Jeannine, Jacques Herlin, Raoul Retzer
Roles Clarissa
Rating43% 2.1680252.1680252.1680252.1680252.168025
Susanne Delberg (Teri Tordai as Terry Torday) who has become Countess Süderland dies under absurd circumstances. It is revealed that Susanne had a daughter, the heiress to her inheritance but her identity is obscure, although it is known that she has been living in a convent. The handsome executor Vincent van der Straten (Gabriele Tinti) is assigned for the task. There are five possible candidates: Françoise (Maja Hoppe), Clarissa (Femi Benussi as Femy Benussi), Susanne (Sonja Jeannine), Piroschka (Marika Mindzenthy), and Anselma (Alena Penz). Van der Straten decides to stay at the convent to find the real heiress but things soon prove to be difficult for him since all the candidates happen to be as raunchy as late Susanne.