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 In addition she wrote and starred in ''[[We and Them]]'' (1989), the story of Mrs. Wallis Simpson and her relationship with the Duke of Windsor.  This was a two-hander, with [[Robert Davies]] playing her taciturn and faithful butler in a 2010 revival at the Old Mutual [[Theatre on the Square]].  In 2009 it also has a successful run at the Finborough Theatre in London.
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 Born Nicolina Elizabeth Farruggia in New York on 19 October, 1949. Her father Giuseppe Farruggia was a supervisor for the Penn Central railroad company and her mother, Grazia (Grace) Grassi, a designer with a fashion house.  She grew up in Westchester County north of New York City, studied dance, obtained a BA at Fordham University and then an MA in history at Columbia University.  She is said to acted in various university productions, studied briefly with Lee Strasberg and then with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof.  She also followed courses in film editing at the New School in Greenwich Village and acted in off-off-Broadway and dinner theatre productions.
-Amongst her best-known appearances were in [[Jamie Uys]]’s film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy II]]'' (1989) and the first two seasons of the television series [[Westgate]], directed by [[Edgar Bold]].  Also highly regarded was the documentary called ''[[An African in Paris]]'' (2005), about the painter Gerard Sekoto, which she scripted, directed and edited and which was photographed by her husband.
+In 1976 she was offered a role in a French television series entitled ''Les Diamants du Président'' to be filmed in Nelspruit. The following year she returned to South Africa to act in the film ''Sharpies'' (released as ''[[Mister Deathman]]'').
 The plays in which she appeared included ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1982), ''[[Agnes of God]]'' (1983) and ''[[Extremities]]'' (1984).
 In addition she wrote and starred in ''[[We and Them]]'' (1989), the story of Mrs. Wallis Simpson and her relationship with the Duke of Windsor.  This was a two-hander, with [[Robert Davies]] playing her taciturn and faithful butler in a 2010 revival at the Old Mutual [[Theatre on the Square]].  In 2009 it also has a successful run at the Finborough Theatre in London.
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 In addition she wrote and starred in ''[[We and Them]]'' (1989), the story of Mrs. Wallis Simpson and her relationship with the Duke of Windsor.  This was a two-hander, with [[Robert Davies]] playing her taciturn and faithful butler in a 2010 revival at the Old Mutual [[Theatre on the Square]].  In 2009 it also has a successful run at the Finborough Theatre in London.
 (Note: Though she married [[Robert Davies]] in 1977, they were subsequently divorced and then remarried on 28 August 1996.)
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		+	[[Lena Farugia]] (1949 – 2019) was an actress, editor, television producer and playwright.

−	'''~~Lena~~ Farugia''' ~~(b. New York, 19/10/1949 – d. South Africa, 18/01/2019 was an actress, editor, television producer and playwright. Also credited as Nicolena Farugia~~.	+	Also credited as '''[[Nicolena Farugia]]'''.

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 == Biography ==
-Nicolina Elizabeth Farruggia was born in the United States, where her father Giuseppe Farruggia was a supervisor for the Penn Central railroad company and her mother, Grazia (Grace) Grassi, a designer with a fashion house.  She grew up in Westchester County north of New York City, studied dance, obtained a BA at Fordham University and then an MA in history at Columbia University.  She is said to acted in various university productions, studied briefly with Lee Strasberg and then with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof.  She also followed courses in film editing at the New School in Greenwich Village and acted in off-off-Broadway and dinner theatre productions.
+Born Nicolina Elizabeth Farruggia in New York on 19 October, 1949. Her father Giuseppe Farruggia was a supervisor for the Penn Central railroad company and her mother, Grazia (Grace) Grassi, a designer with a fashion house.  She grew up in Westchester County north of New York City, studied dance, obtained a BA at Fordham University and then an MA in history at Columbia University.  She is said to acted in various university productions, studied briefly with Lee Strasberg and then with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof.  She also followed courses in film editing at the New School in Greenwich Village and acted in off-off-Broadway and dinner theatre productions.
-In 1976 she was offered a role in a French television series entitled ''Les Diamants du Président'' to be filmed in Nelspruit. The following year she returned to South Africa to act in the film ''Sharpies'' (released as ''[[Mister Deathman]]'') and married South African actor [[Robert Davies]], whom she had met on the set of the French series.  Together they formed a company called [[Davnic Productions]] that made a number of films and documentaries, primarily for television, though their most prestigious production, a version of [[Paul Slabolepszy]] award-winning drama ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (1987) directed by Davies, was released in the cinemas. Amongst her best-known appearances were in [[Jamie Uys]]’s film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy II]]'' (1989) and the first two seasons of the television series [[Westgate]], directed by [[Edgar Bold]].  Also highly regarded was the documentary called ''[[An African in Paris]]'' (2005), about the painter Gerard Sekoto, which she scripted, directed and edited and which was photographed by her husband.  The plays in which she appeared included ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1982), ''[[Agnes of God]]'' (1983) and ''[[Extremities]]'' (1984).  In addition she wrote and starred in ''[[We and Them]]'' (1989), the story of Mrs. Wallis Simpson and her relationship with the Duke of Windsor.  This was a two-hander, with [[Robert Davies]] playing her taciturn and faithful butler in a 2010 revival at the Old Mutual [[Theatre on the Square]].  In 2009 it also has a successful run at the Finborough Theatre in London.
+In 1976 she was offered a role in a French television series entitled ''Les Diamants du Président'' to be filmed in Nelspruit. The following year she returned to South Africa to act in the film ''Sharpies'' (released as ''[[Mister Deathman]]'') and married South African actor [[Robert Davies]], whom she had met on the set of the French series.  Together they formed a company called [[Davnic Productions]] that made a number of films and documentaries, primarily for television, though their most prestigious production, a version of [[Paul Slabolepszy]] award-winning drama ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (1987) directed by Davies, was released in the cinemas.
-(Note: Though she married Robert Davies in 1977, they were subsequently divorced and then remarried on 28 August 1996.)
+Amongst her best-known appearances were in [[Jamie Uys]]’s film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy II]]'' (1989) and the first two seasons of the television series [[Westgate]], directed by [[Edgar Bold]].  Also highly regarded was the documentary called ''[[An African in Paris]]'' (2005), about the painter Gerard Sekoto, which she scripted, directed and edited and which was photographed by her husband.
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 – ''[[Mister Deathman]]'' / ''Sharpies'' (actress) (Director: Michael D. Moore),
-– ''The Pawn]] (adapted from the TV series ''Les Diamants du Président'') (actress) (Director: Claude Boissol),
+– ''The Pawn'' (adapted from the TV series ''Les Diamants du Président'') (actress) (Director: Claude Boissol),
 – ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (associate producer + supervising editor) (Director: [[Robert Davies]]),
 – ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy II]]'' (actress) (Director: [[Jamie Uys]]),

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 Nicolina Elizabeth Farruggia was born in the United States, where her father Giuseppe Farruggia was a supervisor for the Penn Central railroad company and her mother, Grazia (Grace) Grassi, a designer with a fashion house.  She grew up in Westchester County north of New York City, studied dance, obtained a BA at Fordham University and then an MA in history at Columbia University.  She is said to acted in various university productions, studied briefly with Lee Strasberg and then with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof.  She also followed courses in film editing at the New School in Greenwich Village and acted in off-off-Broadway and dinner theatre productions.
-In 1976 she was offered a role in a French television series entitled ''Les Diamants du Président'' to be filmed in Nelspruit. The following year she returned to South Africa to act in the film ''[[Sharpies]]'' (released as ''[[Mister Deathman]]'') and married South African actor [[Robert Davies]], whom she had met on the set of the French series.  Together they formed a company called [[Davnic Productions]] that made a number of films and documentaries, primarily for television, though their most prestigious production, a version of [[Paul Slabolepszy]] award-winning drama ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (1987) directed by Davies, was released in the cinemas. Amongst her best-known appearances were in [[Jamie Uys]]’s film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy II]]'' (1989) and the first two seasons of the television series [[Westville]], directed by [[Edgar Bold]].  Also highly regarded was the documentary called ''[[An African in Paris]]'' (2005), about the painter Gerard Sekoto, which she scripted, directed and edited and which was photographed by her husband.  The plays in which she appeared included ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1982), ''[[Agnes of God]]'' (1983) and ''[[Extremities]]'' (1984).  In addition she wrote and starred in ''[[We and Them]]'' (1989), the story of Mrs. Wallis Simpson and her relationship with the Duke of Windsor.  This was a two-hander, with [[Robert Davies]] playing her taciturn and faithful butler in a 2010 revival at the Old Mutual [[Theatre on the Square]].  In 2009 it also has a successful run at the Finborough Theatre in London.
+In 1976 she was offered a role in a French television series entitled ''Les Diamants du Président'' to be filmed in Nelspruit. The following year she returned to South Africa to act in the film ''Sharpies'' (released as ''[[Mister Deathman]]'') and married South African actor [[Robert Davies]], whom she had met on the set of the French series.  Together they formed a company called [[Davnic Productions]] that made a number of films and documentaries, primarily for television, though their most prestigious production, a version of [[Paul Slabolepszy]] award-winning drama ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (1987) directed by Davies, was released in the cinemas. Amongst her best-known appearances were in [[Jamie Uys]]’s film ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy II]]'' (1989) and the first two seasons of the television series [[Westville]], directed by [[Edgar Bold]].  Also highly regarded was the documentary called ''[[An African in Paris]]'' (2005), about the painter Gerard Sekoto, which she scripted, directed and edited and which was photographed by her husband.  The plays in which she appeared included ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1982), ''[[Agnes of God]]'' (1983) and ''[[Extremities]]'' (1984).  In addition she wrote and starred in ''[[We and Them]]'' (1989), the story of Mrs. Wallis Simpson and her relationship with the Duke of Windsor.  This was a two-hander, with [[Robert Davies]] playing her taciturn and faithful butler in a 2010 revival at the Old Mutual [[Theatre on the Square]].  In 2009 it also has a successful run at the Finborough Theatre in London.
 (Note: Though she married Robert Davies in 1977, they were subsequently divorced and then remarried on 28 August 1996.)
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 '''Film'''
-– ''[[Mister Deathman]]'' / ''[[Sharpies]]'' (actress) (Director: Michael D. Moore),
+– ''[[Mister Deathman]]'' / ''Sharpies'' (actress) (Director: Michael D. Moore),
 – ''The Pawn]] (adapted from the TV series ''Les Diamants du Président'') (actress) (Director: Claude Boissol),
 – ''[[Saturday Night at the Palace]]'' (associate producer + supervising editor) (Director: [[Robert Davies]]),