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
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
, where she started working as a spokesmodel for
Playtex
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.
In the late 1980s she moved to Italy, and after minor roles in variety shows such as ''
Scherzi a parte
''Scherzi a parte'' is a hidden camera-practical joke television series aired in prime time from 9 February 1992, first on Italia 1 and then on Canale 5.Aldo Grasso – Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 19 ...
'' and ''Stranamore'' her breakout came in 1996, when she started co-hosting alongside
Paolo Bonolis
Paolo Bonolis (; born 14 June 1961) is an Italian television host. He made his debut in 1981 on ''3, 2, 1... contatto!'', a programme for children that aired on Italian national broadcaster RAI, Rai.
Biography
In 1982, he moved to Italia 1 wh ...
, the
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a ...
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
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representative ...
. In 2008 Weber participated to the
Raidue
Rai 2 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting '' TG2'' news bulletins, ta ...
reality show ''
L'Isola dei Famosi
''L'isola dei famosi'' (; Italian for ''The Celebrity Island'' or ''The island of the famous'') is an Italian Reality television, reality show, first aired on Rai 2 in 2003, before moving to Canale 5 in 2015. This program is the Italian ''Survivor ...
''.
Weber also appeared in several films and stage plays. In 2018 she appeared as a housemate in ''
Grande Fratello VIP
''Grande Fratello VIP'' is the celebrity version of ''Grande Fratello'', the Italian version of the reality television franchise '' Big Brother''.
Format
Based on the original Dutch version created by Endemol, the show sees a number of "housem ...
'', the italian adaptation of ''
Celebrity Big Brother
''Celebrity Big Brother'' or ''Big Brother VIP'' is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, t ...
''.
References
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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