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Indian actor Krishnam Raju, known for his roles in numerous 1970s and 1980s Tollywood (Telugu cinema) films, died at 82 years:

https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/veteran-actor-and-former-union-minister-krishnam-raju-dies-aged-82-122091100103_1.html

He was the recipient of a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, two Nandi Awards, and numerous other honors. He was also a politician, served in the lower house of the Indian Parliament in the 1990s and early 2000s.

 

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Greek actor Kostas Kazakos (Wiki), who played Agamemnon in 1977 film Iphigenia alongside Irene Papas, dead at 87

 

He was also husband of Greek legendary actress Tzeni Karezi

 

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On 04/04/2022 at 20:33, Gisooo said:

This is a list of oldest surviving foreign actors/actresses

 

 

Italy

Diana Maggi (Wiki) - born 1920/1927

Gina Lollobrigida (Wiki) - born 1927

Rossana Rory (Wiki) - born 1927

Fiorella Mari (Wiki) - born 1928

Lydia Alfonsi (Wiki) - born 1928

Diana Maggi reportedly dead.

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28 minutes ago, arghton said:

Diana Maggi reportedly dead.


Another actress who has multiple birth years floating around because of IMDidiots.

For years 1920 and 1927 were interchangeably used, though 1925 seems most likely to be the correct one.

Edit: This tweet from her actors association confirms 1925 is accurate...
 

 

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Artist and actor Axel Jodorowsky (wiki) dead at 57. Survived of course by his 93-year-old father, and frequent forum mention, Alejandro Jodorowsky.

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On 05/03/2022 at 22:47, arghton said:

Badly translated article on Hong Kong film industry stars. Mentions twelve people who have recently died and four who are currently battling serious illnesses:

 

1. Zhang Weiwen* (64) Popular singer there, suffers from diabetes, lumbar spondylosis and a plethora of other health issues. Recently diagnosed with covid, "relies on four oxygen machines to breathe"

2. Yuan Weiren or Yuan Wei-jen (53) "Well-known Taiwanese singer-songwriter and producer" who had a cerebral hemorrhage in 2018, fell into coma for two months, diagnosed with brain tumor, fall in 2020, apparently now bedridden and in vegetative state.

3. Li Jiaxin/Michelle Reis (52) Hong Kong actress, went into ICU in critical condition a few months ago and "almost became a vegetable" but has now mostly recovered, not in serious condition.

4. Yu Yuanqi (38/39) Taiwanese singer, she's been suffering from terminal colorectal cancer for ages, estimated to have only two months to live last month. 

 

*Probably not an accurate translation of his name

Yu Yuanqi or Yu Yuan-chi died last month. As far as I know the others are still alive.

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On 04/04/2022 at 10:33, Gisooo said:

Greece

Irene Papas (Wiki) - born 1926

Rika Dialina (Wiki) - born 1932

Maro Kontou (Wiki) - born 1934

Xenia Kalogeropoulou (Wiki) - born 1936

Betty Arvaniti (Wiki) - born 1939

Martha Karagianni (Wiki) - born 1939

 

After Irene Papas, another Greek legend is dead, Martha Karagianni was 82

 

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So, another one that's hard to isolate to any one thread - discovered by way of researching something I'm writing up atm that Annette Andre remains alive (aged 83). Might be mentioned in the tabloids when she goes because along with a lengthy if marginal television career on UK television (despite being born Aussie), she's had a lively private life which involved shagging George Best, turning down a marriage proposal from Benny Hill and having a child without ever naming the dad. 

 

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Andre

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21 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said:

Lydia Alfonsi dead at 94.

From the original list of Italian actresses only Lollobrigida might be alive.

 

The others have not been heard since the 60s...

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7 minutes ago, drol said:

From the original list of Italian actresses only Lollobrigida might be alive.

 

The others have not been heard since the 60s...

 

Fiorella Mari is still living! 

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6 minutes ago, Gisooo said:

 

Fiorella Mari is still living! 

Proof?

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27 minutes ago, drol said:

Proof?

Here is a photo of her in 2010

 

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About Rosanna Rory idk, she performed as a model in Hollywood before and appeared in Monica Vitti and Alain Delon movie, maybe somewhere in USA. 

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7 minutes ago, Gisooo said:

Here is a photo of her in 2010. 

 

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Anything more recent? I should say that she has a fair chance of being alive now, but it has been 12 years since that photograph was taken and therefore yes, she was alive then, but then was a fair while ago, and plausibly she could have died since, considering that she would be 94 now if still with us. 

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8 hours ago, Gisooo said:

Here is a photo of her in 2010

 

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No no no.

 

That's Fioretta Mari, an Italian actress born in 1942.

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Popular Argentine entertainer Carlitos Bala, 97, hospitalised after medical emergency.

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