Femi Benussi
Eufemia "Femi" Benussi (born 4 March 1945) is a Yugoslav-Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films, between 1965 and 1983.
Also recorded as Eufemia Benussi
Femi Benussi

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- Name
- Femi Benussi
- Born
- 4 March 1945
- Birthplace
- Rovigno, Italian Social Republic (now Rovinj, Croatia)
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- Eufemia Benussi.
- Nationality
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Italy.
- Languages
- Italian and Serbo-Croatian.
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Eufemia "Femi" Benussi (born 4 March 1945) is a Yugoslav-Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films, between 1965 and 1983.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Femi Benussi • Born — 4 March 1945 • Birthplace — Rovigno, Italian Social Republic (now Rovinj, Croatia) • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1965–1983
Life and career
Life and career
Benussi was born in Rovigno, Italy (now Rovinj, Croatia). She debuted on stage at the Teatro del Popolo of Rijeka, then she moved to Rome and made her film debut at 19 in Bloody Pit of Horror, with the stage name Femy Martin. Benussi was mainly active in genre films, and in the seventies she became a star of the commedia sexy all'italiana subgenre.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Illustration — Benussi in The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966) • Illustration — Benussi in I sette magnifici cornuti (1974) • Bloody Pit of Horror (1965) • The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966) • Death Walks in Laredo (1966) • Il tempo degli avvoltoi (1967) • Born to Kill (1967) • Deadly Inheritance (1968) • Requiem for a Gringo (1968) • Death Knocks Twice (1969) • Poppea's Hot Nights (1969) • Tarzana, the Wild Girl (1969) • Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) • Man of the Year (1971) • The Beasts (1971) • The Italian Connection (1972) • So Sweet, So Dead (1972) • Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor (1972) • The Countess Died of Laughter (1973) • Special Killers (1973) • My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure (1973) • House of 1000 Pleasures (1973) • Il domestico (1974) • The Sensual Man (1974) • The Stranger and the Gunfighter (1974) • The Killer Must Kill Again (1975) • Nude per l'assassino (1975) • The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975) • Private Lessons (1975) • La novizia (1975) • Le dolci zie (1975) • Campagnola bella (1976) • Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife (1976) • La professoressa di lingue (1976) • Classe mista (1976) • Batton Story (1976) • Sins in the Country (1976)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Femi Benussi was recorded at birth as Eufemia Benussi. She also worked under the names Femi Martin and Femi Benuzzi. The authorities additionally record the heading Eufemia Benussi. Her recorded languages were Italian and Serbo-Croatian.
Identity
Identity
Femi Benussi is recorded as actress and erotic photography model.

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Італійська акторка Фемі Бенуссі. Кадр з фільму «Тарзана, дикий секс» (Tarzana, sesso selvaggio), 1969 рік, режисер Ґвідо Малатеста.
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Rome.
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Rovinj.
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- 1.Dizionario del cinema italiano. Le attrici dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese. 2003. 88-8440-214-X.
- 2.Franco Grattarola. Stefano Ippoliti. Matteo Norcini. …finalmente Femi Benussi. Cine70 e dintorni. 2002. 4-16.
- 3.Roberto Palisca. 20131020103754. Femi Benussi, una rovignese a Cinecittà. la Voce del Popolo. Rijeka. 11/10/2008.
- 4.Elvio Ronza. Bella, nubile, cerca eroe. Stampa Sera. 14/11/1977.
- 5.Femi Benussi si rivestirà. Stampa Sera. 12/03/1976. 13.
- 6.Moana e le altre. Vent'anni di cinema porno in Italia. Gremese. 1997. 88-7742-067-7.
- 7.Femi Benussi. la nipote sexy del reverendo Campanini. La Stampa. 08/09/1978.
- 8.Non vanno in vacanza. Stampa Sera. 04/08/1980.
- 9.Tema la pornografia. Si apre lo scontro. La Stampa. 01/02/1980. 30.
- 10.I capricci dell'educanda. Stampa Sera. 07/06/1980.
- 11.Federico Chiacchiari. Cattive letture : arriva la critica replicante!. Sentieri selvaggi. 15/07/2002.
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