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Anna Rita Marchesini (19 November 1953 – 30 July 2016) was an Italian actress, voice actress, comedian, impressionist and writer. Together with fellow actors
Tullio Solenghi Tullio Alberto Gianfranco Solenghi (born 21 March 1948) is an Italian actor, voice actor, director, comedian, television personality and impressionist. Together with fellow actors Anna Marchesini and Massimo Lopez, he has been a member of the ...
and Massimo Lopez, she was a member of the comic group known as ("The Trio").


Biography

Marchesini graduated in Psychology at the
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in 1975 and attended, from the following year, the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began her career on stage and as a voice actress: in 1982, during a dubbing session, she met Massimo Lopez and, together with
Tullio Solenghi Tullio Alberto Gianfranco Solenghi (born 21 March 1948) is an Italian actor, voice actor, director, comedian, television personality and impressionist. Together with fellow actors Anna Marchesini and Massimo Lopez, he has been a member of the ...
, they founded Il Trio, which debuts on
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with the ''Hellzapoppin''
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. Following the great success of ''Hellzapoppin'', the Trio participated in various television programs like ''
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'' and the 1986 edition of '' Fantastico'' and took part to the
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editions of
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,
1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
and
1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
. In 1990, the Trio reaches the peak of success with the
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of
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's '' The Betrothed'', which was broadcast on
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in 5 episodes. Together with Solenghi and Lopez, Marchesini brought on stage two theatrical shows: ''Allacciare le cinture di sicurezza'' (''Fasten your seat belts'') in 1987 and ''In principio era il trio'' (''In the Beginning, there was the Trio'') in 1990. The Trio dissolved in 1994, due to the will of all three actors to work as soloists, but reunited for one last time in 2008 to celebrate its 25th anniversary with the
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''Non esiste più la mezza stagione''. As a soloist, Marchesini took part to several TV programs, giving impressions of many famous characters, such as
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and
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. Since 2000, Marchesini began as well her writing career with several collections of stories and short comic monologues, like ''...che siccome che sono cecata'' (''...since I am blind'', 2000), quoting one of her most famous
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, ''Il terrazzino dei gerani timidi'' (''The terrace of shy geraniums'', 2011) and ''Moscerine'' (''Gnats'', 2013). Her most important work as a voice actress in the one of providing the Italian voice of
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in ''
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''.


Personal life

Marchesini was married to actor Paki Valente from 1991 until their divorce in 2001. Together, they had one daughter, Virginia.


Death

After having suffered for many years of a
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, Marchesini died in her home in
Orvieto Orvieto () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are compl ...
on July 30, 2016, at the age of 62. Marchesini has been cremated and buried in the family chapel in the Orvieto cemetery.


Television


With the Trio

* ''
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'' (1985–1986) * '' Fantastico'' (1986–1987) * ''
Sanremo Music Festival 1986 The Sanremo Music Festival 1986 (), officially the 36th Italian Song Festival (), was the 36th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, organised and broadcast by (RAI). The sh ...
'' (1986) * ''
Sanremo Music Festival 1987 The Sanremo Music Festival 1987 (), officially the 37th Italian Song Festival (), was the 37th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 4 and 7 February 1987 and broadcast by (RAI). The show was presented by P ...
'' (1987) * '' Sanremo Music Festival 1989'' (1989) * ''Non esiste più la mezza stagione'' (2008)


As soloist

* '' Quelli che... il Calcio'' (1997–2001) * '' Sanremo Music Festival 1999'' (1999) * ''
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'' (2002)


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