Nicoletta Machiavelli Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied painting at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts in Italy
• Was a direct descendant of the Renaissance philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli
• Signed with Italian filmmaker Dino de Laurentiis's production company in 1965
• Quote: "I wasn't a good actress․ I was just pretty․ I liked being outdoors, but I hated it when they dressed me up or put makeup on me․ And I hated the idea that these people were making money off me․"
• After leaving acting in the early 1980s, she moved to Seattle, where she taught Italian at the University of Washington and worked as a tour guide
• Best known as an Italian actress who appeared in several spaghetti Westerns, including "Navajo Joe" and "Garter Colt․"