Erminia Ferrari: key obituary facts
Is Erminia Ferrari dead? Yes. Erminia Ferrari died on November 2, 2026, at age 94.
Cause of death: Erminia Ferrari's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Erminia Ferrari known for?
She was an Italian model.
More about Erminia Ferrari
Born: 4 November 1931.
Place of birth: Taormina.
Gender: female.
Occupation: model.
Nationality: Italy.
Spouse: Nino Manfredi.
Children: Luca Manfredi, Roberta Manfredi.
Occupations: Model Costume designer.
Erminia Ferrari, an Italian model and costume designer, died November 2, 2026, aged 94.
Born in Taormina on November 4, 1931, she was the daughter of a hotel director who worked in Libya and Ethiopia, then Italian colonies. She moved to Rome in 1950 to pursue modeling, working under designer Roberto Capucci.
On July 14, 1955, she married actor Nino Manfredi. They remained married until his death in 2004 and had three children: Luca, Roberta and Giovanna. Ferrari also worked as a costume designer on many of her husband’s films, bringing her work in fashion and clothing into the world of cinema. In the 1992 parliamentary election, she ran for a seat in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies on the Pannella List. She later published I fiori di Erminia. Dipinti di Erminia Ferrari, a book of her paintings, in 2019. Her career spanned modeling, costume design and painting, alongside her long marriage to one of Italy’s prominent actors. Ferrari died in Rome.