Silvia Monti, Italian actress and wife of Carlo De Benedetti, dies at 80

Italian actress Silvia Monti has passed away at the age of 80 after a long illness. She died in Lugano, Switzerland, where she had spent her final years.

Born Silvia Cornacchia in 1946, Monti was a prominent figure in European cinema during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her notable film credits include ‘Metti una sera a cena’, ‘Finché c'è guerra c'è speranza’, and ‘Il corsaro nero’. At the height of her popularity, she chose to leave the film industry to focus on her private life.

Monti was previously married to Count Luigi Donà dalle Rose, with whom she had two children. In 1997, she married the Italian entrepreneur Carlo De Benedetti, with whom she shared a partnership for 30 years.