{"id":974282,"date":"2022-02-03T01:41:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T01:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/03\/monica-vitti-italian-actress-in-1960s-classics-dies-at-90\/"},"modified":"2022-02-03T01:41:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T01:41:24","slug":"monica-vitti-italian-actress-in-1960s-classics-dies-at-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/03\/monica-vitti-italian-actress-in-1960s-classics-dies-at-90\/","title":{"rendered":"Monica Vitti, Italian actress in 1960s classics, dies at 90"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Monica Vitti, an Italian actress who starred in “L’Avventura,” “La Notte,” “Red Desert” and other 1960s films, died after a battle with Alzheimers disease. Photo courtesy of Pixnio<\/p>\n

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Feb. 2 (UPI) —<\/span> Italian actress Monica Vitti has died.<\/p>\n

Writer, director and politician Walter Veltroni shared<\/a> the news Tuesday on Twitter on behalf of Vitti’s husband, Roberto Russo.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n

Vitti was 90 years old at the time of her death. The actress had been battling Alzheimers disease for the past two decades, according to Deadline.\n<\/p>\n

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Roberto Russo, il suo compagno di tutti questi anni, mi chiede di comunicare che Monica Vitti non c’\u00e8 pi\u00f9. Lo faccio con dolore, affetto, rimpianto.\u2014 walter veltroni (@VeltroniWalter) February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Italy’s Ministry of Culture confirmed Vitti’s death. Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini honored Vitti as “the queen of Italian cinema.”<\/p>\n

Vitti was born in Rome in 1931 and starred in several critically-acclaimed films in the 1960s. During her career, she won five David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress and seven Italian Golden Globes for Best Actress.<\/p>\n

The actress worked with famed director Michelangelo Antonioni on several of his films, including L’Avventura<\/i> (1960), La Notte<\/i> (1961) and Red Desert<\/i> (1964).<\/p>\n

Vitti’s other credits include The Girl with the Pistol<\/i>, Duck in Orange Sauce<\/i> and Flirt<\/i>. Her most recent film, Secret Scandal<\/i>, was released in 1989.\n<\/p>\n

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Cheslie Kryst arrives at the premiere of “Like A Boss” at SVA Theater in New York City on January 7, 2020. Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant, died January 30, 2022 at age 30. Photo by John Angelillo\/UPI | License Photo<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n