Leticia Roman obit

RIP Leticia Roman

 

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Italian born naturalized American actress Leticia Roman died in Ft. Myers, Florida on June 26, 2025. She was 83. Born Letizia Novarese on August 12, 1941, she was the daughter of production manager, director, assistant director, writer Vittorio Nino Novarese [1907-1983], actress Giuliana Gianni [1917-1996]. Roman appeared in 27 films and TV series from 1960 to 1969. In 1966 she married lawyer Peter Anthony Gelles [1944- ] and became a naturalized American citizen. The couple had a son global marketing director Oliver John Gelles born in 1973. The couple eventually divorced with Gelles living in Los Angeles and Leticia moving to Florida. Roman appeared in one Euro-western as Judith in 1965’s “Flaming Frontier” with Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice and Mario Girotti who later acted under the alias Terence Hill.

Román was born Letizia Novarese in Rome on August 12, 1941. She was the daughter of stage actress Giuliana Gianni and screenwriter/costume designer Nino Novarese.

Taught by tutors, Roman received the equivalent of an American high school education. She was fluent in five languages.

Roman said that her parents did not want her to be an actress, but after arriving in Hollywood, she began studying acting under Sandy Meisner. She studied with Gladys Vogeler to diminish her accent.

Román started her film career with a small part in the Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues, where she plays Tina. Román had her first leading role in the film The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), where she plays Nora Davis, a mystery obsessed woman who believes she has witnessed a murder. After completing the film, Román went to Germany, where she made several films, including Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill.

 

Actress

The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

5.4

Flower Seller (uncredited)

1969

 

To Die in Paris

6.0

TV Movie

Rochelle (as Letitia Roman)

1968

 

Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

The Andy Griffith Show

8.4

TV Series

Sophia Vincente (as Letitia Roman)

1968

1 episode

 

Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)

The Big Valley

7.6

TV Series

Michelle de Lacaise (as Leticia Roman)

1967

1 episode

 

Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)

Run for Your Life

7.6

TV Series

Susanne (as Letitia Roman)

1967

1 episode

 

Mannix (1967)

Mannix

7.4

TV Series

Stella Scott (as Letitia Roman)

1967

1 episode

 

Bill Cosby and Robert Culp in I Spy (1965)

I Spy

7.2

TV Series

Consuela

1967

1 episode

 

Janet Leigh, Jack Palance, Robert Vaughn, and David McCallum in The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)

The Spy in the Green Hat

5.8

Pia Monteri

1967

 

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Pia Monteri (as Letitia Roman)

1966

2 episodes

 

F Troop (1965)

F Troop

7.4

TV Series

Gina Barberini (as Leticia Roman)

1966

1 episode

 

High Season for Spies (1966)

High Season for Spies

5.0

EthelEllen Green

1966

 

Flaming Frontier (1965)

Flaming Frontier

5.8

Judith

1965

 

An der Donau, wenn der Wein blüht (1965)

An der Donau, wenn der Wein blüht

5.4

Susi Müller

1965

 

Catherine Deneuve, Anita Ekberg, Gert Fröbe, Heinz Rühmann, Peter Alexander, Curd Jürgens, Letícia Román, Rolf Thiele, and Nadja Tiller in Das Liebeskarussell (1965)

Das Liebeskarussell

4.4

Paulette

1965

 

Die Herren (1965)

Die Herren

6.7

Evelines - episodes 'Die Intellektuellen, Die Soldaten'

1965

 

Die schwedische Jungfrau (1965)

Die schwedische Jungfrau

5.2

Siri Malmgren (as Laetitia Roman)

1965

 

Letícia Román in Heirate mich, Cherie (1964)

Heirate mich, Cherie

4.4

Christine Rauch

1964

 

Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill (1964)

Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill

4.5

Fanny Hill

1964

 

Les baisers (1964)

Les baisers

6.0

Tiffany (Épisode 2 : 'Baiser de Judas') (as Laetitia Roman)

1964

 

Un tentativo sentimentale (1963)

Un tentativo sentimentale

6.0

Luciana, Dino's Wife

1963

 

The Reunion (1963)

The Reunion

7.1

Carla (as Leticia Roman)

1963

 

Valentina Cortese and John Saxon in The Evil Eye (1963)

The Evil Eye

6.9

Nora DavisNora Drowson (as Leticia Roman)

1963

 

Charge of the Black Lancers (1962)

Charge of the Black Lancers

5.5

Mascia

1962

 

Pontius Pilate (1962)

Pontius Pilate

5.5

Sarah

1962

 

Pirates of Tortuga (1961)

Pirates of Tortuga

5.4

Meg Graham

1961

 

Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)

Gold of the Seven Saints

6.4

Tita

1961

 

Elvis Presley in G.I. Blues (1960)

G.I. Blues

6.2

Tina (as Leticia Roman)

1960

 

Self

Here's Hollywood (1960)

Here's Hollywood

8.5

TV Series

Self

1961

1 episode

 

Bob Hope in The Bob Hope Show (1950)

The Bob Hope Show

7.3

TV Series

Self - Hollywood Deb Star

1960

1 episode