Rossella Como (29 January 1939 – 20 December 1986) was an Italian actress and television personality.

Life and career

Born in

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, Rossella Como started her career at just 16 years old as a TV presenter, in the RAI show ''Primo applauso''. Shortly later she made her film debut in a little but critically appreciated role in the

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's comedy film '' Poor, But Handsome''. From then Como appeared with some frequency both as an actress and as a presenter in films and on television, as well as on stage. In 1973 she was author and main actress of ''Roma Amor'', a successful stage musical where she alternated Roman folk songs to sonnets of

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and Trilussa and with which she long toured in Italy and Latin America. Rossella Como died of cancer.

Partial filmography

* '' Roland the Mighty'' (1956) - Dolores * '' Poor, But Handsome'' (1957) - Jole * '' Oh! Sabella'' (1957) - Evelina Mancuso * ''

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'' (1957) - Anita * '' Lazzarella'' (1957) - Fanny * ''Io, mammeta e tu'' (1958) - Carmelina, la figlia * '' Legs of Gold'' (1958) - Carla Fontana * ''Elena'' (uncredited) * '' L'amore nasce a Roma'' (1958) - Doretta * ''Carmela è una bambola'' (1958) - Doretta * ''Caporale di giornata'' (1958) - Margherita * ''Marinai, donne e guai'' (1958) - Juanita, la fotografa * ''Perfide.... ma belle'' (1959) - Angela Antonia Garofalo * '' The Loves of Hercules'' (1960) - Aleia * ''Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento'' (1961) * ''Cacciatori di dote'' (1961) - Nella, Chambermaid * ''Che femmina!! E... che dollari!'' (1961) * ''Nerone '71'' (1962) * ''Il sangue e la sfida'' (1962) * ''2 samurai per 100 geishe'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1963) - Un'amica di Luisa * '' Toto vs. the Four'' (1963) - Moglie di Lancetti * '' The Magnificent Adventurer'' (1963) - Angela * ''La pupa'' (1963) * ''Scanzonatissimo'' (1963) * '' The Shortest Day'' (1963) - Infermiera (uncredited) * '' I due toreri'' (1964) - Dolores * ''Canzoni, bulli e pupe'' (1964) * '' Seven Vengeful Women'' (1966) - Katy Grimaldi * '' The Million Dollar Countdown'' (1967) - Claudine * '' I Married You for Fun'' (1967) - Ginestra * '' How to Kill 400 Duponts'' (1967) - Barbara Le Duc, la moglie * '' Ragan'' (1968) - Maria * ''Franco, Ciccio e le vedove allegre'' (1968) - Mara * ''

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'' (1968) - Mme Guinet * ''Il sole è di tutti'' (1968) - Gianna * ''I giardini del diavolo'' (1971) - Liesel * ''

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'' (1971) - Teresa * ''Il sergente Klems'' (1971) - Miss Schinn, the Reporter * '' The Best'' (1976) - Signora Chiocchietti * '' Vacanze di Natale'' (1983) - Signora Covelli * '' Christmas Present'' (1986) - (uncredited) (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Como, Rossella Actresses from Rome Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 1939 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses Italian television presenters Deaths from cancer in Lazio Italian women television presenters