Anna Maria Rizzoli (born 26 August 1951, in

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), is an Italian actress. Rizzoli started her career as glamour model and in the second half of the 1970s entered the cinema industry, becoming a star of the

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. She also worked in television, appearing in several TV-series and hosting some shows, including the 1979

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, and on stage where she worked with

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Partial filmography

* '' Sins Within the Family'' (1975) - The Girl taking Milo by car (uncredited) * ''

The Boss and the Worker ''The Boss and the Worker'' () is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot Gianluca Tosi, owner of a tap factory, is exhausted: the management of the company is an overwhelming task. Both his wife and his mistress have exhausted hi ...

'' (1976) * '' Ride bene... chi ride ultimo'' (1977) - Domizia Benti-Contini (segment "Prete per forza") * ''

Blazing Flowers ''Blazing Flowers (, literally: "Milan... to defend or to die"), is a 1978 Italian Poliziesco film co-written and directed by Gianni Martucci and starring Marc Porel, George Hilton and Anna Maria Rizzoli. Cast *Marc Porel as Pino Scalise * ...

'' (1978) - Nadina / Fiorella * '' Where Are You Going on Holiday?'' (1978) - Margherita (segment "Sì buana") * '' Scusi lei è normale?'' (1979) - Anna Maria Immacolata Grisaglia * '' Riavanti... Marsch!'' (1979) - Immacolata-Francesco's Wife * ''

Play Motel ''Play Motel'' is a 1979 Italian giallo film written and directed by Mario Gariazzo (credited as Roy Garrett) and starring Anna Maria Rizzoli and Ray Lovelock. ''Play Motel'' was released on blu-ray in a region 1 release by Raro Video in Augus ...

'' (1979) - Patrizia * ''

The Precarious Bank Teller ''The Precarious Bank Teller'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Plot Arturo De Fanti is an accountant with business troubles who tries to help his economically straitened lover by introducing her (in disguise) into the ...

'' (1980) - Vanna * '' L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe'' (1980) - Lisa Colombi * '' La cameriera seduce i villeggianti'' (1980) - Marina - la moglie di Orazio * '' La ripetente fa l'occhietto al preside'' (1980) - Angela Pastorelli * '' Girls Will Be Girls'' (1980) - Angela Marconcini * ''

Arabella ''Arabella'', Op. 79, is a lyric comedy, or opera, in three acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last operatic collaboration. Performance history It was first performed on 1 July 1933 at the D ...

'' (1980, TV Mini-Series) - Olimpia Rosier * ''

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'' (1980) - Lilly * '' La settimana al mare'' (1981) - Angela Marconcini * ''

Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici ''Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici'' (''Against Each Other, Practically Friends'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. Cast * Renato Pozzetto as Franco Colombo *Tomas Milian as Quinto Cecioni aka "Er Monnezza" * An ...

'' (1981) - Silvana * ''

Una vacanza del cactus ''Una vacanza del cactus'' is a 1981 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. Plot Rome, Italy, in early 1980s. Mr. Zerboni (Enzo Cannavale) goes on vacation in Rhodes, Greece with his wife Fedora(Graziella Polesinanti) ...

'' (1981) - Angela * ''

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'' (1981, TV Mini-Series) - Marilde * '' Attenti a quei P2'' (1982) - Madame J. De Groschild / Marisa Pappalardo * '' Il sommergibile più pazzo del mondo'' (1982) - Angela * ''

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'' (1982) - Vanessa Lelli, dottoressa * ''

Le Bourreau des cœurs ''Le Bourreau des cœurs'' (The Heartbreaker) is a 1983 French comedy film written and directed by Christian Gion and starring Aldo Maccione. The film was a commercial success, finishing 24th at the 1983 French yearly box office with 1,652,422 t ...

'' (1983) - Ginette (final film role)

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