Letícia Román (néeNovarese; born 12 August 1941) is an Italian film actress.
Early years
Román was born Letizia Novarese in Rome in 1941.[2] She was the daughter of stage actress Giuliana Gianni and screenwriter/costume designer Nino Novarese.[3]
Taught by tutors, Roman received the equivalent of an American high school education. She is fluent in five languages.[4]
Roman said that her parents did not want her to be an actress, but after arriving in Hollywood, she began studying acting under Sandy Meisner.[5] She studied with Gladys Vogeler to diminish her accent.[6]
Román started her film career with a small part in the Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues where she plays Tina.[7][8] Román had her first leading role in the film The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), where she plays Nora Davis, a mystery obsessed woman who believes she has witnessed a murder.[9] After completing the film, Román went to Germany where she made several films including Russ Meyer's Fanny Hill.[10]
Later years
Román retired from acting after getting married in 1966 to Peter Anthony Gelles, by whom she had one child.[11] According to actor John Saxon, Román later worked in the real estate business in Los Angeles briefly.[11]
^Thomas, Bob (16 June 1960). "Teen-Age Actress Won't Date Elvis". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. Associated Press. p. 44. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^Lucas, Tim (2014). Commentary by Tim Lucas (Blu ray (Disc 1)). Arrow Films. Event occurs at 0:34:30. FCD1023.
