Edi Angelillo

Edi Angelillo
Born 7 September 1961
Venice
Occupation actress

Edi Angelillo (born 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress, television personality and singer. She is sometimes credited as Edy Angelillo.

Life and career

Born Edilberta Angelillo in Venice, she is the daughter of a couple of singers and stage artists who performed with the name Franco & Regina.[1] Angelillo studied dance, mime and acting, and at 19 years old, in 1979, she made her film debut in Maurizio Nichetti's Ratataplan.[1] The same year, Angelillo debuted on television as an assistant in Rai 1 variety show Domenica in, and recorded her first single as a singer.[1] In 1984, after having been an assistant of Pippo Baudo at the Sanremo Music Festival, she focused her activities on stage.[1] In 1997 she was nominated to the David di Donatello for best supporting actress thanks to her performance in La bruttina stagionata.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ↑ Silvia Fumarola (8 April 1997). "Nirvana e Tregua record di David", p.37. La Repubblica.

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