Virna Lisi : Actress Height, Weight, Age, Movies, Biography, News, Images & Videos

Virna Pieralisi, better known as Virna Lisi, was an Italian actress. Her international film appearances included How to Murder Your Wife, Not with My Wife, You Don't!, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, Beyond Good and Evil, and Follow Your Heart

Virna Lisi Movies and TV Shows

• 5 marines per 100 ragazze [26 November 1970 (Italy)]

  The Voyeur is a 1970 Italian drama film directed by Franco Indovina.

• A Maiden for a Prince [1978 (Italy)]

  Ernesto is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm. The movie is loosely based on Umberto Saba's novel of the same name.

• Anyone Can Play [2 February 1968 (West Germany)]

  Four beautiful women attempt to deal with their sexual frustrations in fashionable Rome society.

• Arabella [29 November 1967 (Italy)]

  Arabella, a young and handsome aristocrat, tries to save the family heritage threatened by the tax authorities by using her beauty to attract and cheat wealthy people.

• Assault on a Queen [15 June 1966 (USA)]

  A group of treasure hunters plan to rob a cruise ship, Queen Mary, with the help of a German submarine that was used during the World War II.

• Balzac: A Life of Passion [7 April 1967 (West Germany)]

  Six vignettes show prostitutes (Jeanne Moreau, Raquel Welch, Elsa Martinelli), from prehistory to the future.

• Beyond Good and Evil [5 October 1977 (France)]

  Beyond Good and Evil is a 1977 drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. It stars Dominique Sanda, Erland Josephson and Robert Powell. The film follows the intense relationship formed in the 1880s between Friedrich Nietzsche, Lou Salomé and Paul Rée.

• Bluebeard [18 August 1972 (New York)]

  Baron Von Sepper strictly forbids his wife Anne to open the door of a room in their castle. The young woman accepts until curiosity leads her to disobey.

• Casanova 70 [20 July 1965 (New York)]

  Maj. Andrea Rossi-Colombotti (Marcello Mastroianni) is a handsome man who can easily charm ladies. The only problem is that he's only turned on when he's in perilous situations. This condition leads to many mishaps involving, among other things, breaking and entering, lion taming and an aristocratic murder scheme. Eventually, the suave and perpetually single Andrea reconnects with his old flame, Gigliola (Virna Lisi), and they fall back into a romance -- but can he keep his condition in check?… MORE

• Challenge to White Fang [1956]

  Liliana Attenni (Virna Lisi) desperately wants to be a model but can't seem to attract any attention. She solves her problem by falsely claiming to have been assaulted and raped by three assailants. Liliana becomes an overnight media sensation and soon finds herself working as a high-end model. Though she's forgotten all about her false accusations, the police haven't. They arrest three men in connection with the crime. Soon, Liliana is forced to decide whether to speak up or stay silent.… MORE

• Don't Tempt the Devil [17 April 1963]

  Paul Dupré (José Luis de Vilallonga), an aging Italian industrialist, is found dead after receiving an injection from his nurse, Gina (Virna Lisi). With the aid of a lawyer (Pierre Brasseur), Paul's widow, Catherine (Marina Vlady), convinces a magistrate named Gaudet (Bourvil) that Gina poisoned her late husband. Gina is convicted. But when Gaudet learns that Gina is the true culprit, he must resign from his post as a magistrate in order to save Gina from a life in jail.… MORE

• Duel of the Titans [6 December 1961 (Italy)]

  Raised by a she-wolf, brothers Romulus (Steve Reeves) and Remus (Gordon Scott) become muscular rivals for power and a princess (Virna Lisi).

• Ernesto [27 September 1968 (Italy)]

  An Italian doctor (George Segal) tries to control his childhood sweetheart, a hippie (Virna Lisi) who lives for the moment.

• Eva [3 October 1962 (France)]

  Best-selling author Tyvian Jones (Stanley Baker) has a life of leisure in Venice, Italy, until he has a chance encounter with sultry Frenchwoman Eva Olivier (Jeanne Moreau). He falls for her instantly, despite already having wedding plans with Francesca Ferrara (Virna Lisi). Winning Eva's affection proves elusive; she's more interested in money than in love. But Tyvian remain steadfast in his obsession, going after Eva with a fervor that threatens to destroy his life.… MORE

• Follow Your Heart [9 February 1996 (Italy)]

  A young Italian girl falls in love with a mysterious and handsome young man, but although the relationship prospers he wants to separate.

• How to Murder Your Wife [26 January 1965]

  A man, who has set up the perfect lifestyle for himself, makes the mistake of marrying while drunk and his fantasies of murder are used against him.

• I Love N.Y. [1971]

  Love Me Strangely is a 1971 French-Italian drama film written and directed by Sergio Gobbi. It is loosely based on the novel Un beau monstre by Dominique Fabre.

• I ragazzi di via Panisperna [25 October 1974 (Italy)]

  Journalist Jason Scott (Franco Nero) and a wolf-dog must prevent a villain in a northern Canadian town from stealing the gold mine that a dying prospector left to his grandson.

• If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium [24 April 1969]

  Charlie, a tourist guide, takes his American clients for an eighteen day round up to Europe. The guide, who is also a full-time womanizer, courts Samantha, a diligent young career woman in the group.

• Kiss the Other Sheik [28 December 1965 (Italy)]

  An Italian (Marcello Mastroianni) visits an odd couple and tries to sell his wife (Pamela Tiffin) to a harem, in two episodes.

• La donna del giorno [22 December 1965 (Italy)]

  Vignettes of Italian life include a fickle widow (Virna Lisi), and a Roman mother (Anna Magnani) trying to cross a busy street.

• La Reine Margot [13 May 1994 (France)]

  Margot (Isabelle Adjani) is one of several in line to inherit the crown in France, where Roman Catholics and Protestants are jockeying for power. Margot's mother, Catherine de Medici (Virna Lisi), is intent on seeing her son take the throne once the reign of King Charles IX (Jean-Hugues Anglade) ends. After being married to a man she doesn't love and starting a tryst with one she does, Margot contends with her mother's at-all-costs plan to control the political fate of the volatile country.… MORE

• Latin Lover [19 March 2015 (Italy)]

  The five daughters of a famous actor gather in Italy to share stories of their father with their mothers.

• Love Me Strangely [8 October 1971 (Italy)]

  Roma Bene is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger.

• Made in Italy [24 April 1969]

  Charlie, a tourist guide, takes his American clients for an eighteen day round up to Europe. The guide, who is also a full-time womanizer, courts Samantha, a diligent young career woman in the group.

• Meglio vedova [9 October 1968]

  A British engineer (Peter McEnery) siting a refinery in Sicily woos a mobster's (Gabriele Ferzetti) daughter (Virna Lisi), whose mobster fiance is opposed to the plan.

• Miss Right [10 August 1961 (Italy)]

  5 marines per 100 ragazze is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Virna Lisi.

• Naples Sings [3 February 1989 (Italy)]

  Bright students work with Enrico Fermi in Rome and their research leads to a test of nuclear energy.

• Night Flight from Moscow [7 April 1973 (France)]

  High-ranking KGB agent Alexei Vlassov (Yul Brynner) unexpectedly defects after a lifetime of service to his Soviet masters. He carries documents that purport to list all the double agents working for western intelligence services while secretly passing covert information to the Russians. CIA chief Allan Davies (Henry Fonda) harshly interrogates the suspicious turncoat, while British agent Philip Boyle (Dirk Bogarde) works in the field attempting to verify Vlassov's claims.… MORE

• Not with My Wife, You Don't! [2 November 1966]

  Colonel Tom's priority is his job, but not his beautiful wife, Julie. When Tank, Tom's co-pilot and his wife's former interest gets back into her life, Tom's priority is upended forever.

• Roma Bene [8 October 1971 (Italy)]

  Roma Bene is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger.

• Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiare [1984]

  Amarsi un po is a 1984 Italian romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Carlo Vanzina.

• The 25th Hour [16 February 1967 (New York)]

  A Bulgarian peasant fights to get back to his family after he's imprisoned by the Nazis.

• The Bachelor [5 November 1999]

  Jimmy learns that if he doesn't get married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday, which is the next day, he misses out on his inheritance. He sets out tracking his past girlfriends in a bid to find a wife.

• The Best Day of My Life [12 April 2002 (Italy)]

  Irene (Virna Lisi) presides over an Italian family rife with tension and secrets. Her daughter Sara (Margherita Buy) is a widow struggling with abandonment issues who constantly worries about the safety of her son. Her other daughter, Rita (Sandra Ceccarelli), feels trapped in her marriage and is considering an affair with another man. Her son Claudio (Luigi Lo Cascio) is gay, but hopes his family has not figured that out yet, even though he often brings his boyfriend to family gatherings.… MORE

• The Birds, the Bees and the Italians [10 February 1966 (Italy)]

  This comedic trilogy explores the sexual underbelly of a small Italian town. In the first segment, womanizer Toni (Alberto Lionello) feigns sexual dysfunction in order to sneak an erotic "appointment" with his doctor's wife. Next, the respectable Osvaldo (Gastone Moschin) publicly proclaims his love for his mistress, Milena (Virna Lisi), and is chastised for his actions. In the closing chapter, prominent members of the town learn they've all unwittingly slept with the same underage girl.… MORE

• The Black Tulip [28 February 1964 (France)]

  Based on the book by Alexandre Dumas. A nobleman dons the mask of his bandit twin and becomes a hero to the people.

• The Christmas Tree [25 September 1969 (USA)]

  A French-American millionaire (William Holden), his girlfriend (Virna Lisi) and his war buddy (Andre Bourvil) try to grant his dying son's every wish.

• The Cricket [18 April 1980 (Italy)]

  An impressionable young woman's relationship with an ageing prostitute leads to a job as a maid at a brothel.

• The Dolls [27 January 1965 (Italy)]

  Le bambole is a 1965 Italian comedy film in four segments; cast includes Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Gina Lollobrigida, Elke Sommer, and Monica Vitti. The four vignettes—The Telephone Call, Treatise on Eugenics, The Soup, and Monsignor Cupid —concern secrets of love and secret lovers.

• The Girl and the General [October 1967 (USA)]

  An earthy Italian beauty (Virna Lisi) and a comical private (Umberto Orsini) capture a World War I Austrian general (Rod Steiger).

• The Girl Who Couldn't Say No [30 December 1955 (Italy)]

  The Bachelor is a 1955 film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli, starring Alberto Sordi and Nino Manfredi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

• The Pebbles of Étretat [1961]

  A married man's plan to explain his late-night escapades to his wife backfires when a thief overhears the information.

• The Possessed [10 August 1965 (Italy)]

  A writer returns to the small village where he once had a short fling with a hotel maid. Locals tell him she committed suicide, but he begins to suspect there's more to the mystery than they're letting on.

• The Secret of Santa Vittoria [29 October 1969 (New York)]

  A misunderstanding changes Bombolini's life. From a worthless drunkard, he becomes the new mayor of the town. But he vows to prove his worth when he learns about the Germans' plan to seize their wine.

• The Statue [1 October 1971]

  An artist uses her unwitting husband as a model for a nude statue, with surprising reactions.

• The Steel Rope [1982]

  A U.S. reporter (William Tepper) in Italy breaks up with three women in one night, then finds a new girlfriend (Margot Kidder).

• The Voyeur [10 March 1972]

  The Pebbles of Étretat is a 1972 French-Italian romance-drama film written and directed by Sergio Gobbi. Étretat is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandie region in north-western France.

• Time for Loving [17 February 1983 (Italy)]

  Time for Loving is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It obtained a great commercial success and launched a short-living subgenre of revival-nostalgic comedy films. It also generated a sequel, Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo.

• White Fang [21 December 1973 (Italy)]

  Set in the Yukon in 1896, the story of a fur trader and his son, who befriend a wolf who they name White Fang. The wolf ultimately helps the pair when they come into conflict with the local crime lord.