Occupation Producer Home town Porec, Croatia Role Producer | Known for Film Producer Name Rita Rusic Siblings Lierka Rusic | |
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Spouse Vittorio Cecchi Gori (m. 1983–2000) Children Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittoria Cecchi Gori Awards David di Donatello Special Award Movies Sorry - If I Love You, Joan Lui, The Star Maker, Nirvana, Baciato dalla fortuna Similar People Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Canio Giovanni Mazzaro, Mario Cecchi Gori, Valeria Marini, Leonardo Pieraccioni | ||
Rita rusic intervista
Rita Rusic (born May 16, 1960), also known as Rita Cecchi Gori, is a Croatian producer, actress and singer. Rusic's career began as an actress with a major role in the 1982 film Attila flagello di Dio. She was eventually moved into the film industry, with Il pentito in 1982. Later that year she also began filming Joan Lui - Ma un giorno nel paese arrivo io di lunedi.
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- Rita rusic intervista
- Hot Rita Rusic in Killer WHITE Bikini
- Early life
- Model 1977 1981
- Singer and actress 1982 1992
- Becoming a producer 1993 present
- Discography
- References
Following her work as a singer and an actress, Rusic became a producer in the early 1990s. Since then she has been a recognized producer for over 80 films. Many of these films were released primarily in Italy, but a number of them had global success. Rusic also featured on the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Hot Rita Rusic in Killer WHITE Bikini
Early life
Rusic was born in Porec, in the Istrian region of Croatia in 1960. In 1981, she met filmmaker Vittorio Cecchi Gori, whom she eventually married.
Model (1977 - 1981)
Rusic started her career as a fashion model at the age of 17. Her modelling career started in Milan, where she worked on mainly advertising campaigns for both magazines and television. Her modelling work led her to work for Fiat, Tampax, Timex and Cognac.
While she was working as a model, she was awarded the beauty pageant titles of Miss Santamarina and Miss Zelena Laguna. While studying medicine at the University of Milan, she met Vittorio Cecchi Gori and subsequently moved into the film industry.
Singer and actress (1982 - 1992)
Rusic's first notable film as an actress was the 1982 film, Attila flagello di Dio. After acting in several other films during the 1980s, she began managing a film business with her husband Vittorio Cecchi Gori. Following her debut performance as an actress, Rusic moved into the music industry, releasing two singles in 1984 and 1985. Her debut single was Love Me or Leave Me Now. The following year, Rusic released her second single, titled Sex Without Love. The song featured on the soundtrack for the film Joan Lui - Ma un giorno nel paese arrivo io di lunedi, which she also starred in. The single was recorded with Adriano Celentano. In 1988, Rusic starred as Alexandra in the Italian produced film, The Third Solution. The film is based on The Pope's meeting with the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Becoming a producer (1993 - present)
Rusic's next major role was as a producer in 1993 on the film Storia di una capinera, where she was Executive Producer. During the same year she was also a producer on two other films, Arriva la bufera and Le donne non vogliono piu. In 1994, she worked as a producer alongside her husband on Il toro. The Italian comedy-drama film was directed by Carlo Mazzacurati and was awarded with the Silver Lion and the Volpi Cup for best supporting actor to Roberto Citran.
In 1995, Rusic produced the film, The Star Maker. The film was originally known as L'Uomo delle stele in Italy, was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, while the title role was played by Sergio Castellitto. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in its year of release.
Rusic produced the Italian science fiction film, titled Nirvana in 1997. It was directed by Gabriele Salvatores and starred Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Sergio Rubini, and Stefania Rocca. It was also screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Rusic produced Il Ciclone and Fuochi d’artificio, and was the domestic and international distributor of Life is Beautiful, three-time Oscar winner: Best Actor, Best Music Score and Best Foreign Movie, best price of the jury in Cannes Film Festival, and best Italian movie by David di Donatello. Later that year Rusic produced an adaptation film called On Guard, from the 1858 historical novel Le Bossu by Paul Feval. The film is about a skilled swordsman named Lagardere who is befriended by the Duke of Nevers. When the duke is attacked by his evil cousin Gonzague, the duke in his dying moments asks Lagardere to avenge him and look after his infant daughter. After divorcing Vittorio Cecchi Gori in 2000, Rusic became a producer on her own and founded the agency "The Rita Rusic Company". In 2006, Rusic appeared as a leading actress in a TV series 48 Hours. In 2007, she also restarted her career as a singer.
In May 2008 Rusic published a book titled Jet Sex Diario erotico sentimentale, published by CHI Mondadori. In 2009 she went back to acting, appearing in the film Polvere by Massimiliano D'Epirus and Daniel Proietti, playing the part of the mother. She is the creator and writer of the first 12 episodes of the Italian TV series Amiche mie. She was in a jury of Miss Italia in 2009 and 2010. She participated as a guest in hundreds TV shows, including as a judge in several episodes of the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars, replacing Fabio Canino. She also appeared in other reality shows, The Factory in 2006 and Thank God You Are Here in 2009.