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Paola di Gerfalco, Contessa di Gerfalco (18 September 1928 – 12 August 1986), better known by her professional name Paola Mori, was an Italian actress and aristocrat, and the third and last wife of Orson Welles.
Aug 6, 2016 · Paola Mori, Orson Welles’ widow, recalled by Las Vegas friend. Paola Mori, seen here in 1952. (Photo courtesy of Beatrice Welles) (Paola Mori Welles passed away on August 12, 1986 at the age of 57. She was a passenger in a car driven by a family friend that pulled into oncoming traffic.
Paola Mori was born on 18 September 1928 in Italy. She was an actress, known for Confidential Report (1955), Fanciulle di lusso (1952) and Don Quixote (1972). She was married to Orson Welles. She died on 12 August 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
In 1955, Welles married actress Paola Mori (née Countess Paola di Gerfalco), an Italian aristocrat who starred as Raina Arkadin in his 1955 film Mr. Arkadin. The couple began a passionate affair, and they were married at her parents' insistence.
Paola Mori, all'anagrafe contessina Paola Di Gerfalco, è stata un'attrice italiana, attiva nel cinema e in televisione per un breve periodo fra gli anni cinquanta e i sessanta.
Aug 14, 1986 · Paola Mori, who acted in Italian films before marrying Orson Welles, is dead of head injuries suffered in a Las Vegas automobile accident, authorities said. She was 57.
May 20, 2022 · About Paola Mori. Paola Mori was the estranged wife of Orson Welles for decades, the couple were never divorced. Oja Kodar became Welles' longtime companion both personally and professionally from 1966 on. A year after Orson's death, Paola and Oja finally agreed on the settling of his will.
