Overview

• Her brother-in-law, journalist Giuliano Ferrara, confirmed that she died peacefully in her sleep on the night of July 30–31 at age 94
• A funeral service will be held today at 11 AM in the Chiesa degli Artisti in Piazza del Popolo, Rome
• Born Adelaide Aste in Milan on April 30, 1931, she adopted the stage name Adriana Asti early in her career
• Over seven decades, Asti collaborated with directors including Luchino Visconti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci and Tinto Brass
• She had been hospitalized for around twenty days at Rome’s Villa Salaria clinic before her passing