Edi Angelillo (born 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress and singer. She is sometimes credited as Edy Angelillo.

Life and career

Born Edilberta Angelillo in

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, she is the daughter of singers and stage artists who performed with the name Franco & Regina. Angelillo studied dance, mime and acting, and at 19 years old, in 1979, she made her film debut in

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's ''

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''. The same year, Angelillo debuted on television as an assistant in

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variety show ''

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'', and recorded her first single as a singer. In 1981, she acted in theatre the play La vita comincia ogni mattina, with Gino Bramieri. In 1984, after having been an assistant of

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at the

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, she focused her activities on stage. In 1997 she was nominated to the

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for best supporting actress thanks to her performance in '' La bruttina stagionata''.Silvia Fumarola (8 April 1997). "Nirvana e Tregua record di David", p.37. ''

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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angelillo, Edi Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 1961 births Actresses from Venice Living people Italian television personalities