Raffaella De Laurentiis (born 28 June 1952) is an Italian

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. Films that she has produced include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Prancer'', '' Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'', all films in the ''

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'' series, '' The Forbidden Kingdom'' and '' Kull the Conqueror''. She is the daughter of film producer

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and actress

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. She is the sister of Veronica De Laurentiis, who is the mother of

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chef

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. She appeared in eighteen episodes of Giada's show '' Giada at Home''. In 1989, she entered a long-term relationship with

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whereas De Laurentiis would produce their projects for a 2-year production agreement.

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* 1954 births Living people Italian film producers People of Campanian descent Raffaella {{film-producer-stub