Alessandrina "Sandra" Mondaini (; 1 September 1931 – 21 September 2010) was an Italian actress, singer, and television and radio presenter. She appeared in 30 films between 1953 and 2008. Born in

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Raimondo Vianello Raimondo Vianello (7 May 1922 – 15 April 2010) was an Italian film actor, comedian, and television host. He was a well-known Italian television personality. Biography He was born in Rome, but spent his youth in Pula, where his father, an ...

in 1962. Together with her husband she hosted numerous variety shows on Italian television including ''Tante scuse'', ''Di nuovo tante scuse'', ''Attenti a noi due'', ''Sandra e Raimondo Show'' and ''Stasera niente di nuovo''. Between 1988 and 2007 she had the leading role in the famous Italian

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Casa Vianello ''Casa Vianello'' is an Italian situation comedy produced by Mediaset that aired on Canale 5 (1988–2005) and Rete 4 (2005–2007). Characters * Raimondo Vianello: played by himself * Sandra Mondaini: played by herself A reflexive prono ...

''. Her last work was the television film ''Crociera Vianello'', a spin-off from ''Casa Vianello''. She died on 21 September 2010 in Milan at the age of 79, five months after her husband.Italy says farewell to Sandra
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Filmography

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'' (1953) - Soubrettina * ''

Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! ''Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!'' (Italian: ''Ridere! Ridere! Ridere!'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Edoardo Anton and starring Tino Scotti, Ugo Tognazzi and Carlo Dapporto. The film's sets were designed by the art director Beni Montresor ...

'' (1954) - Innamorata litigiosa * ''

No, no, Nanette ''No, No, Nanette'' is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel, based on Mandel's 1919 Broadway play ''My Lady Friends''. The farcical story involves ...

'' (1955) (TV) * ''

Io piaccio ''Io piaccio'' (also known as ''La via del successo... con le donne'') is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. Plot Professor Maldi, a researcher on the company held by Commendatore Tassinetti (Aldo Fabrizi), experiments on ...

'' (1955) - The Harassing Woman at Theatre * ''Motivo in maschera'' (1955) * '' Il campanile d'oro'' (1955) - Rosetta * ''

Susanna tutta panna ''Susanna Whipped Cream'' ( it, Susanna tutta panna, es, Susana, pura nata) is a 1957 Italian- Spanish romantic comedy film directed by Steno. Cast * Marisa Allasio: Susanna * Germán Cobos: Alberto * Mario Carotenuto: Alfredo Libotti * Mem ...

'' (1957) - Marisa Trombetti * '' Le dritte'' (1958) - Rina Bettini * ''

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'' (1958) (TV) * '' Il gatto in cantina'' (1958) (TV) * ''

Noi siamo due evasi ''Noi siamo due evasi'' is a 1959 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Bernardo Cesarotti * Magali Noël: Odette * Raimondo Vianello: Camillo Gorini * Sandra Mondaini: Isabella * Titina De Fil ...

'' (1959) - Isabella * ''

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'' (1960) (TV) * ''

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'' (1960) - Ilde Cavazza * ''

Le olimpiadi dei mariti ''Le olimpiadi dei mariti'' (''Husbands' Olympics'') is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi. Cast *Ugo Tognazzi: Ugo *Raimondo Vianello: Raimondo * Delia Scala: Delia *Sandra Mondaini: Sandra *Gino Cervi: Director of the ...

'' (1960) - Sandra, Raimondo's wife * ''

Un mandarino per Teo ''Un mandarino per Teo'' is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari. Cast * Walter Chiari - Teo Tosci * Sandra Mondaini - Rosanella Ferrante * Ave Ninchi - Zia Gaspara * Riccardo Billi - Ignazio Fumoni * ...

'' (1960) - Rosanella Ferrante * ''

Ferragosto in bikini ''Ferragosto in bikini'' is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. The film is named after a hit song of musical group Quartetto Cetra, who also makes a brief cameo appearance. Cast * Walter Chiari: Walter * Ennio Girolami: Dar ...

'' (1960) - La padrona della pensione Stella (voice) * '' Bellezze sulla spiaggia'' (1961) * ''

Hercules in the Valley of Woe ''Hercules in the Vale of Woe'' ( it, Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai/ ''Maciste vs Hercules in the Valley of Woe''), a.k.a. ''Hercules in the Valley of Woe'', is a 1961 Italian Franco and Ciccio comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli a ...

'' (1961) * '' Scandali al mare'' (1961) - Alba * '' Le magnifiche sette'' (1961) - Sergente Stefania * ''

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'' (1961) - Greta * ''Gli italiani e le donne'' (1962) - Livia (segment "L'Auto-garçonniere") * ''

Il coraggio ''Il coraggio'' is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot Commendatore Aristide Paoloni is a man all of a piece, strong and brave, who prides himself on saving lives. His specialty is to avoid drowning suicides that a ...

'' (1962) (TV) * '' Principesse Violini e Champagne'' (1963) (TV) * ''

Il giorno più corto ''The Shortest Day'' ( it, Il giorno più corto) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both Eu ...

'' (1963) - Erede Siciliana (uncredited) * ''

Le motorizzate ''Le motorizzate'' ("The motorized women") is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film written and directed by Marino Girolami. Plot Five segments. The collision between a van of religious, supporters of the Christian Democrats, and a Fiat 600 wi ...

'' (1963) - The Lady Driver (segment "Un Investimento Sicuro") * '' Siamo tutti pomicioni'', regia di

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(1963) - Lidia - Floro's wife (segment "Il piazzista") * ''

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'' (1963) - La signora Parodi (segment "La natura vergine") * ''

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'' (1964) - Paolo's Wife (segment "i consigli") * ''

Corpse for the Lady ''Corpse for the Lady'' ( it, Cadavere per signora) is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Sylva Koscina. Cast * Sylva Koscina - Laura Guglielmetti * Sergio Fantoni - Commisario * Scilla Gabel - Renata * Sandra Mo ...

'' (1964) - Marina * ''

Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone ''Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and Giovanni Grimaldi. Cast * Sandra Mondaini *Valeria Fabrizi *Aroldo Tieri *Alberto Bonucci * Margaret Lee *Vittorio Congi ...

'' (1965) * ''

Spiaggia libera ''Spiaggia libera'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. Cast * Dominique Boschero: Pallina * Riccardo Garrone: Riccardo * Aldo Giuffrè: Cuccurallo * Aroldo Tieri: Mario * Raimondo Vianello: Captain Oliviero * Alb ...

'' (1966) - Maria - la moglie dell'ingegnere * '' Mi vedrai tornare'' (1966) - Moglie di Tommasso, cameriera * ''

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'' (1965) - Leontine * '' A... come assassino'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1966) (TV) * '' Chi non prova non ci crede'' (1968) (TV) * ''

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'' (1969) (TV) * ''

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'' (1969) (TV) - Brigitte Ansara * '' Sbirulino'' (1982) - Sbirulino * ''

'' (1988-2006) (TV) - Sandra Mondaini * ''

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