Renzo Ricci
Renzo Ricci was an Italian stage and film actor. He was also a noted theatre director. Ricci played the title role in Roberto Rossellini's 1961 film Garibaldi.Life and career
Born in Florence, Ricci started acting in a local dramatic society while still being a student of the Istituto tecnico, and made his professional debut in 1915, with the stage company held by Emma Gramatica. Mainly active on stage, he was a member of several companies, notably the Giorgio Strehler's company at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. In 1957 he won the :it:Premio San Genesio|San Genesio Prize for his performance in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night. He was married with actress Margherita Bagni with whom he had a daughter, Eleonora "Nora", also an actress, and later he divorced and married another stage actress, Eva Magni.Selected filmography
