Franca Rame

Franca Rame
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
28 April 2006 – 28 April 2008
ConstituencyPiedmont
Personal details
Born(1929-07-18)18 July 1929
Parabiago, Kingdom of Italy
Died29 May 2013(2013-05-29) (aged 83)
Milan, Italy
Political partyItaly of Values
Spouse
(m. 1954)
ChildrenJacopo Fo
Parent(s)Domenico Rame
Emilia Valdini
OccupationTheatre actress, playwright
Websitehttp://www.francarame.it

Franca Rame (18 July 1929 – 29 May 2013) was an Italian theatre actress, playwright and political activist. She was married to Nobel laureate playwright Dario Fo and is the mother of writer Jacopo Fo.[1] Fo dedicated his Nobel Prize to her.[2]

  1. ^ Mitchell 1999, p. 55
  2. ^ Mitchell 1999, p. 232