Oriella Dorella (born 25 January 1952) is an Italian ballet dancer.
Life and career
Born in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, Dorella studied at
La Scala Theatre Ballet School for 8 years, and in 1975 she made her official debut as a dancer, becoming the étoile of
La Scala Theatre Ballet
The La Scala Theatre Ballet ( it, Corpo di ballo del Teatro alla Scala) is the resident classical ballet company at La Scala in Milan, Italy. One of the oldest and most renowned ballet companies in the world, the company pre-dates the theatre, bu ...
in 1986.
[Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini
''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. .] She was also a television personality, and her television appearances include the Saturday night variety show ''
Fantastico'' and several television films.
In 2006 she ran for the Senate in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
with
Rose in the Fist, without being elected.
References
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Living people
Italian television actresses
1952 births
Actresses from Milan
Italian television personalities
Italian ballerinas
La Scala Theatre Ballet dancers
20th-century Italian ballet dancers
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