Simona Marchini
Simona Marchini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 December 1941 (age 84) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Spouses | Roberto Paolopoli (divorced)Franco Cordova
(m. 1970; div. 1980) |
Simona Marchini (born 19 December 1941) is an Italian actress, television and radio presenter, stage director, comedian and art dealer.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Born in Rome, the daughter of the businessman Alvaro, Marchini graduated in modern literature at La Sapienza University.[1] An art lover, since 1966 she directed several art galleries, notably directing the Contemporary Art Gallery "Nuova Pesa" between 1985 and 1995.[1][2]
After an intense stage career as actress and director, in 1980 she made her television debut as a comedian in the RAI variety show A tutto gag, and appeared in character roles in some comedy films.[1] In 1985 she had her breakout thanks to her participation to Renzo Arbore's Quelli della notte.[1][2] Marchini later hosted several television and radio programs, including Prossimamente non stop, Pronto, è la Rai? and Piacere Raiuno.[2] She was also on the board of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, and between 1999 and 2008 she was director of Todi Arte Festival.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Previously married to a nobleman from Calabria, between 1970 and 1980 Marchini was married to footballer Franco Cordova.[2]
She is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[2] She considers herself Roman Catholic.[3]
References
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External links
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- 1941 births
- Actresses from Rome
- Italian stage actresses
- Italian film actresses
- Italian television actresses
- 20th-century Italian actresses
- UNICEF goodwill ambassadors
- Italian women comedians
- Italian television presenters
- Italian women television presenters
- Italian radio presenters
- Italian women radio presenters
- Italian art dealers
- Women art dealers
- Italian theatre directors
- Italian women theatre directors
- Sapienza University of Rome alumni
- Living people
- 21st-century Italian actresses
- 20th-century Italian comedians
- 21st-century Italian comedians
- Comedians from Rome
- Italian Roman Catholics