José Greci obit

RIP José Greci

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Italian actress José Greci died on June 1st in Ferrara, Italy. She was 76.Her death was confirmed by

her friend actress Martine Brochard on her Facebook page. Giuseppina Greci on January 10, 1941 in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the daughter of the journalist and television writer Luigi Greci, in 1956 at just fifteen years old Greci enrolled the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art; after two years she left the Academy to debut on stage. She made her film debut in 1959, playing the Virgin Mary in William Wyler's “Ben-Hur”. From there she started appearing in dozens of genre films, soon becoming one of the most prolific actresses in the 1960s Italian cinema, particularly becoming a star in the sword-and-sandal and euro-spy genres. She was also active on television before she gradually abandoned her career in 1974. Greci appeared in one Euro-western 1968’s “Bury Them Deep” as Consuelo/Pepita and starring Craig Hill.

Selected filmography



La cento chilometri (1959) - The Cello Player Friend of Elena

Ben-Hur (1959) - Mary (uncredited)

Revenge of the Barbarians (1960) - Sabina

Romolo e Remo (1961) - Estia

Le italiane e l'amore (1961) - (segment "Un matrimonio")

Il sangue e la sfida (1962)

Colossus of the Arena (1962) - Revia

The Rebel Gladiators (1962) - Arminia

War Gods of Babylon (1962) - Crisia

Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963) - Isabella

Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963) - Regia / Chelima

The Bread Peddler (1963) - Amanda

Hercules and the Masked Rider (1963) - Dona Blanca - Francisco's Daughter

Hercules Against the Mongols (1963) - Bianca de Tudela

The Ten Gladiators (1963) - Livia

Death on the Fourposter (1964) - Kitty

Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964) - Arminia / Armina

'Sword of the Empire (1964) - Nissia, blonde slave

Revenge of The Gladiators (1964) - Priscilla

Espionage in Tangier (1965) - Lee Randall

Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965) - Assuer

Operation Poker (1965) - Helga

Last Man to Kill (1966) - Ellen

Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula (1966) - Lynn

Maigret a Pigalle (1966) - Arlette

Bury Them Deep (1968) - Sign. Gennaroni

All on the Red (1968) - Yvette

All'ultimo sangue (1968) - Consuelo

The Sicilian Connection (1972) - Lucia

Catene (1974) - (final film role)