Birth Name: Laura Nerina Morante
Place of Birth: Santa Fiora, Province of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Birth: 21 August 1956
Ethnicity: Italian (including Sicilian), Jewish (paternal great-grandmother)
Laura Morante is an Italian film actress.
Laura is the daughter of Marcello Morante and Maria Bona Palazzeschi. Laura’s aunt, Elsa Morante, was a prominent novelist.
Laura’s paternal grandparents were Francesco Lo Monaco and Irma Poggibonsi/Poggibonzi. Francesco was from Acireale, Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy. Irma was from Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and was Jewish on her mother’s side. “Morante” was the surname of Marcello’s stepfather, Augusto Morante, who was a Jew from Rome.
Source: Irma Poggibonzi’s mention: https://books.google.it
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