Lola Pagnani (born 3 April 1972) is an Italian actress.

Life and career

She was born in Rome as Anna Lola Pagnani Stavros, the daughter of writer and screenplayer Enzo Pagnani. She graduated in Paris at the age of 17 years in contemporary dance, and was the first dancer of

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for the World Tour, and successively collaborated on the choreography of the

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in Montreal. She was first dancer at the

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in Munich under the direction of

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and conductor

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. Afterwards she graduated in contemporary dance at

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in New York City. Later she studied acting at the

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, also in New York. She then returned to Italy. Back in Italy she started working with members of the Italian and international cinema and theatre, such as

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, Lina Wertmüller; she also played for

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and

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and

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. In Italy she was a testimonial of

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with

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and Riccardo Garrone and worked for two consecutive years at the talkshow ''

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Show''. She was invited to work with

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, Blas Roca Rey,

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and

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, who took her under her personal custody to study to Los Angeles at the Actors Studio. She also studied privately with Teddey Sherman in Los Angeles. She worked with

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in New York in several programs and hosted ''PoP Italia''. She can boast collaborations with the magazine ''Associazione Via Condotti'' of Gianni Battistoni. Lately she has decided to make a documentary along with American producer and director Melissa Balin, inspired by a personal legal fact as a victim of a

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plot. The project is named '' Women Seeking Justice ''and will include stories of injustice from all over the globe. She speaks

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and

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fluently.

Filmography

Cinema

* '' Trafitti da un raggio di sole'' (1995) – Fabiola * ''

The Dust of Naples ''The Dust of Naples'' () is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Antonio Capuano. starring Silvio Orlando, Tonino Taiuti, Lola Pagnani. The film was produced by Gianni Minervini, Gian Mario Feletti, Giorgio Magliulo. Cast * Si ...

''(1996) – Rosita * ''

The Nymph ''Ninfa plebea'', internationally released as ''The Nymph'', is a 1996 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Lina Wertmüller. It is based on the Premio Strega winning novel with the same name by Domenico Rea. Plot Cast * Raoul Bova: Pietro ...

''(1996) – Lucia * ''

Ferdinando and Carolina ''Ferdinando and Carolina'' () is a 1999 Italy, Italian Historical film, historical comedy film directed by Lina Wertmüller. Plot In the 1820s, Italy's aging King Ferdinando I falls ill in Naples and, on his deathbed, reminisces about the early ...

''(1999) – Sara Goudar * '' La bomba'' (1999) – Daisy * ''

Il pranzo della domenica ''Il pranzo della domenica'' (''Sunday Lunch'') is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. For her performance Giovanna Ralli was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, while Rocco Papaleo and Maurizio Mattio ...

''(2002) * '' Gente di Roma ''(2003) * '' Women Seeking Justice ''(2007)

Television

* '' Pazza famiglia ''(1995) * '' Commissario Raimondi ''(1998) – Esmeralda * '' Anni 50 (1998) *''

La squadra ''La squadra'' is an Italian police procedural television series. See also * List of Italian television series External links * Italian television series Television shows set in Naples {{Italy-tv-prog-stub ...

''(2000) * ''

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''(2001) – Roberta Cantone * '' Francesca e Nunziata ''(2001) *'' Carabinieri 5 ''(2005) *'' Un ciclone in famiglia 2 ''(2005) *'' Donne sbagliate ''(2006) * ''

Capri Capri ( , ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. A popular resort destination since the time of the Roman Republic, its natural beauty ...

''(2006) – Maria Rosaria

Theater

* '' Vergine Regina ''(1996) * '' Anatra all'arancia ''(1997) * ''

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...

''(1987)

External links

*
Official Web SiteStudio Morea-Lo Cascio, Lola's Press in Rome
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