Italian actress Eleonora Giorgi has died in Rome at the age of 71, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer, her family said on Monday. Since revealing her illness on television in 2023, Giorgi maintained a positive outlook on life, inviting everyone to "live without wasting their time".
 
Giorgi had a long and varied career in Italian cinema and television, appearing in dozens of films in the 1970s and 1980s, many of which were comedies and erotic comedies, as well as taking on dramatic roles. Her best-known films include Mia moglie è una strega (1980), Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982), and Borotalco (1982), for which she won the David di Donatello award and remembered it as "the most beautiful role of my career".