Daniela Poggi (born 17 October 1954) is an Italian film and stage actress and television presenter.

Background

Born in

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, at young age Poggi studied ballet, then graduated from Linguistic High-school. Following her family she moved in Milan where she started working in commercials; resumed her ballet studies, after a few minor film roles Poggi had the first great opportunity in 1978, chosen by

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to star with him in the revue ''Hai mai provato nell'acqua calda?'' In 1979 she got a huge popularity thanks to the participation to the Raiuno variety television ''La sberla'', that was seen by an average of about 20 million viewers. Poggi started her cinema career in genre films, especially starring in roles of sexual object in several commedie sexy all'italiana, then, from late 1980s, she switched into more dramatic roles. She was named a

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in 2001.

Filmography

Film

* '' Son tornate a fiorire le rose'', directed by

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(1975) * '' L'ultima orgia del III Reich'', directed by

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(1977) * '' C'era una volta la legge'', directed by

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(1979) * '' Belli e brutti ridono tutti'', directed by Domenico Paolella (1979) * '' Tre sotto il lenzuolo'', directed by Domenico Paolella and

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(1979) * ''

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'', directed by Steno (1980) * '' Prestami tua moglie'', directed by

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(1980) * ''

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'', directed by Sergio Corbucci (1980) * ''

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'', directed by

(1980) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1981) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1981) * '' L'ultimo harem'', directed by

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(1981) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1981) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1982) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1982) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1983) * '' Quelli del casco'', directed by

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(1987) * '' Giallo alla regola'', directed by Stefano Roncoroni (1988) * '' Supysaua'', directed by Enrico Coletti (1988) * '' Dr. M'', directed by

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(1990) * '' Al calar della sera'', directed by Alessandro Lucidi (1992) * '' Cain vs. Cain'', directed by

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(1993) * '' La strana storia di Olga O.'', directed by Antonio Bonifacio (1995) * '' Viola bacia tutti'', directed by

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(1998) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1998) * ''

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'', directed by

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(2006) * '' Il passato è una terra straniera'', directed by

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(2008) * '' L'ultima estate'', directed by

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(2009)

Television

* '' La sberla'', directed by Giancarlo Nicotra (1978–1979) * '' L'occhio di Giuda'', directed by Paolo Poeti (1982) * '' Un caso d'incoscienza'', directed by

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(1984) * '' La ragazza dell'addio'', directed by

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(1984) * '' I ragazzi di celluloide 2'', directed by Sergio Sollima (1984) * ''

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'', directed by Pier Giuseppe Murgia (1984) * ''

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'', directed by Gianni Lepre and Alberto Sironi (1987) * '' Sonore'', directed by

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(1988) * '' I figli del vento'', directed by

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(1989) * ''

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'', directed by Sandro Bolchi (1989) * '' Vita dei castelli'', directed by

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(1990) * ''

'' – episode ''Patto con la morte'', directed by Gianni Lepre (1991) * '' Ti ho adottato per simpatia'', directed by Paolo Fondato (1991) * '' La ragnatela'', directed by Alessandro Cane (1991) * '' La primavera di Michelangelo'', directed by

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(1991) * '' La moglie nella cornice'', directed by Philippe Monnier (1991) * '' La cavalière'', directed by Philippe Monnier (1992) * '' Il coraggio di Anna'', directed by

(1992) * '' Morte a contratto'', directed by Giorgio Lepre (1993) * '' La ragnatela 2'', directed by Alessandro Cane (1993) * ''

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'' – episode ''Per troppo amore'', directed by Paolo Poeti (1993) * ''

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'', directed by Tonino Cervi (1995) * ''

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'', directed by Gavin Millar (1995) * '' Incantesimo 2'', directed by Alessandro Cane and Tomaso Sherman (1998) * '' Sotto il cielo dell'Africa'', directed by

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(1998) * '' Una donna per amico'', directed by Rossella Izzo (1998) * '' Un prete tra noi 2'' – episode ''Per troppo amore'', directed by

(1999) * ''

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'', directed by Roger Young (2000) * '' Vento di ponente'', (2002) * '' Incantesimo 5'', directed by Alessandro Cane and

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(2002) * '' Incantesimo 7'', directed by Alessandro Cane (2004) * '' Le cinque giornate di Milano'', directed by

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(2004) * '' Incantesimo 8'', directed by

and Tomaso Sherman (2005) * '' Il maresciallo Rocca 5'' – episode '' Il mistero di Santa Brigida'' (2005) * ''

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'', directed by

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(2006) * '' Nebbie e delitti 2'' – episode ''Vietato ai minori'', directed by Riccardo Donna (2007) * '' Capri 2'', directed by Andrea Barzini and Giorgio Molteni (2008) * '' Io e mio figlio - Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi'', directed by Luciano Odorisio (2010)

Prize and awards

* October 24, 2020: the 9th edition of the Juan Paul II Prize in

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, Simona amabene, the Italian founder of the Marian family prayer ''Costola Rosa'', the singers

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, Paolo Mengoli,

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, Daniele Si Nasce, Devis Manoni, Silva Perentin, and the actors

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, Luca Capuano and Vincenzo Bocciarelli.

References

External links

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