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Lena Farugia

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Lena Farugia
Born
Lena Farugia

(1951-06-01)1 June 1951
New York, USA
Died18 January 2019(2019-01-18) (aged 67)
South Africa
NationalityAmerican and South African citizenship - dual citizenship
EducationThomas Moore College
Alma materFordham University
Columbia University
Occupation(s)Actress, Screenwriter, Director, Producer
Years active1971–2019
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
SpouseRobert Davies (1977-1995)
Parents
  • Giuseppe Farruggia (father)
  • Grazia Grassi (mother)

Nicolina Elizabeth Farruggia (1 June 1951 – 18 January 2019), popularly as Lena Farugia, was an American-born South African actress, screenwriter, director and producer.[1] She is best known for the roles in the films The Gods Must Be Crazy II and The Sandgrass People.[2][3]

Personal life

Farugia was born on 1 June 1951 and grew up in Westchester County, New York, USA. Her father, Giuseppe Farruggia, was a supervisor for the Penn Central railroad company. Her mother, Grazia "Grace" Grassi, was a designer with a fashion house. She studied at Thomas Moore College, and dance from Fordham University.[4] She later completed her MA in history from Columbia University.[5]

In 1977, she married South African filmmaker, Robert Davies, but later divorced. Then on 28 August 1996, she married again.[5]

Farugia died on 18 January 2019 in South Africa at the age of 67. The cause of death is unknown.

Career

After joining with some theatre works, she followed courses in film editing at The New School in Greenwich Village. In the meantime, she acted in Broadway and dinner theatre productions. After the marriage, she moved to South Africa with her then husband and started acting again. In 1976, she starred in a French television series Les Diamants du Président. Then in 1977, she moved to South Africa and acted in the film Mister Deathman. Along with her then husband, she formed the production company "Davnic Productions". In 1987, they produced the drama Saturday Night at the Palace directed by Davies. In 1981 and 1982, she joined the first two seasons of the television series Westgate, both directed by Edgar Bold.[5][6]

In 1989, she played the female lead role as "Dr. Ann Taylor" in the blockbuster movie The Gods Must Be Crazy II directed by Jamie Uys. After that success, she played another lead role as "Elizabeth Carter" in the film The Sandgrass People directed by Koos Roets. In 2005, she scripted, directed and edited the documentary film An African in Paris. Other than cinema and television, she performed in many stage plays such as: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1982), Agnes of God (1983) and Extremities (1984). In 1989, she wrote and acted in the play We and Them.[5][7]

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
1977 Les diamants du président Maggie TV mini series
1977 Mister Deathman Pamela Film
1979 Land of the Thirst King Writer, Editor TV series documentary
1981 Westgate Bonny Thornton TV series
1982 Westgate II Bonny Thornton TV series
1987 The Fiddler Jennie Mars TV mini series
1987 Saturday Night at the Palace Associate producer, Supervising editor Film
1989 The Gods Must Be Crazy II Dr. Ann Taylor Film
1990 The Sandgrass People Elizabeth Carter Film
1993 Tropical Heat Alicia TV series
1995 Tales of Mystery and Imagination Woman from Paris TV series
1996 Tarzan: The Epic Adventures Queen Talia TV series
1998 Double Shift Producer TV series
2000 Jika Jika Writer TV series
2009 Diamonds Helen Danielson Film

References

  1. ^ "Lena Farugia". en.notrecinema.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Farugia returns to revisit royal romance". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "After Abdication". Retrieved 16 October 2021 – via PressReader.
  4. ^ "Lena Farugia". www.listal.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Lena Farugia - ESAT". esat.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Lena Farugia - Discuss: MovieChat". moviechat.org. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Artslink.co.za - Lena Farugia's 'We and Them'". Artslink. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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