Yvonne Sanson
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Born29 August 1925
Thessaloniki, Greece
Died23 July 2003 (aged 77)
Bologna, Italy
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1946–1972
Yvonne Sanson | |
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.png) Sanson in Nobody's Children (1951) | |
| Born | 29 August 1925 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Died | 23 July 2003 (aged 77) Bologna, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1946–1972 |
Yvonne Sanson, born Fotini Sapountzakis (Greek: Φωτεινή Σαπουντζάκη[1] 29 August 1925 – 23 July 2003), was a Greek, naturalized Italian, film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1946 and 1972, mainly working in Italy.[2]
Born in Thessaloniki, Sanson was the daughter of a Greek Army officer and an Asia Minor Greek mother.[1] Various stories appeared in the press as to her origins, including being of French, Russian or Turkish descent,[3][4] but they are mostly fictitious, except for the fact had a Russian grandparent.[1]
