Famous People with Name Franca

Franca Marzi            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Franca Marzi: was a Italian film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1943 and 1977.She was born in Rome, Italy and died in Cinisello Balsamo, Italy

Franca Rame            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Franca Rame: an Italian theatre actress and playwright. She is also the wife of Nobel Prize winning author Dario Fo.Rame continued working with Fo through many plays and several theatre companies, popular success and government censorship. In the 1970s, Rame began writing plays (often stage monologues) of her own, such as Grasso è bello! and Tutta casa, letto e chiesa, which displayed a markedly feminist bent. In 1973, Rame was abducted, tortured and raped by a fascist group commissioned by high ranking officials in Milan's Carabinieri, the Italian military police[1]. She returned to the stage after two months with new anti-fascist monologues. Their son, Jacopo was born on March 31, 1955.

Franca Valeri            Origin/Culture/Country: Italian

Franca Valeri: an Italian actress.Valeri was born in Milan as Alma Franca Maria Norsa. She adopted her surname in the 1950s as an homage to the French critic and poet, Paul Valéry.Despite the old age and suffering Parkinson's disease, she's still very active on the Italian theatrical stage. Across the season 2005-2006 she performed her own monologue La Vedova Socrate ("Socrate's Widow") and Les Bonnes, by Jean Genet.Valeri started her career on the radio, where she created the character of "Signorina Cesira" and "Signora Cecioni", exhilarating sketches centereing on the idiosyncrasies of the Italy of 1950s. She co-starred important films hits, such as The Sign of Venus or Il vedovo, although most of her characters are supporting role.

Franca Arena            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Franca Arena: is an Australian politician and activist. She was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1981, first for the Australian Labor Party then as an Independent from 1997 until she left the Council in 1999. Long recognised as a colourful and i

Celia Franca            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Celia Franca: was the founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951) and its artistic director for 24 years ().In 1941, aged 20, she was recognized as one of the finest dramatic ballerinas in the Sadler's Wells company. In 1947 she joined the Metropolitan Ballet as a soloist and ballet mistress. It was there that she began choreographing for television, creating the first two ballets - Eve of St. Agnes and Dance of Salomé - ever commissioned by the BBC.

Andro Franca            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Andro Franca: a Dutch football player who currently plays for amateur side Kozakken Boys. He previously played for Feyenoord and NAC Breda.

Jymmy Dougllas França            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Jymmy Dougllas França: is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sheriff Tiraspol. In Brazil, he played for clubs at Campeonato Carioca and Campeonato Capixaba. He also played at Campeonato Brasileiro Série C 2007 and Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2008 before moved to Slovakia in

Rivanilton De França            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Rivanilton De França: also known as Rivan is a Brazilian football player that usually plays as a left midfielder. Still young, in 2001, he came to Belgrade in Serbia to a trial in a top league club FK Rad. He signed a contract but, after not getting a place in the first tea