Loredana Simioli (27 February 1974 – 26 June 2019) was an Italian actress, comedian and television host. She often appeared on Canale 9, in particular on the TeleGaribaldi program.

Biography

Born in

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on February 27, 1974, she was the sister of Radio Marte presenter Gianni Simioli. She began acting in the early 1990s and got her break in 1998 on Canale 9's TeleGaribaldi show, where she played the character of Mariarca. In the mid-2000s she left the television to work in movies; her cinematic roles included the role of Maria in the 2012 film ''

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,'' which played at the

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. She died on June 26, 2019, at the age of 45, after a two-year battle with cancer. In the last period of her life she dedicated herself to cancer awareness with the campaign "Io non ho vergogna" (I have no shame), which culminated with the recording of a video clip in the Antonio Cardarelli hospital in

Filmography

* '' L'amore buio'' – 2009 * '' Gorbaciof'' – 2010 * ''

'' – 2012 * '' Si accettano miracoli'' – 2014 * '' Perez.'' – 2014 * '' Troppo napoletano'' – 2016 * '' Nato a Casal di Principe'' – 2017

References

Italian television actresses 1974 births 2019 deaths Deaths from cancer in Campania {{Italy-tv-actor-stub