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Manuela Hannelore "Ela" Weber (born 13 March 1966) is a German model, showgirl and actress.


Life and career

Born in Dettelbach, in 1984 Weber moved to
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, where she started working as a spokesmodel for
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. In the late 1980s she moved to Italy, and after minor roles in variety shows such as ''
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'' and ''Stranamore'' her breakout came in 1996, when she started co-hosting alongside
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, the
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quiz show ''Tira e molla''. Among her other television appearances, between 1998 and 2000 she hosted the sport talk show ''Goleada'', and in 2000 she hosted the awards ceremony of the
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. In 2008 Weber participated to the
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reality show ''
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''. Weber also appeared in several films and stage plays. In 2018 she appeared as a housemate in ''
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'', the italian adaptation of ''
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''.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weber, Ela German film actresses German television actresses German stage actresses German television presenters 1966 births People from Kitzingen (district) Living people German female models Participants in Italian reality television series German women television presenters Actresses from Bavaria