Xenia Valderi (born January 21, 1926) is a Yugoslav-born Italian actress.
Early life
The daughter of a
Dalmatia
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n father and German mother, Xenia Valdameri was born at
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in Croatia. She moved to Rome as a young woman after
World War II
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, for a career in acting.
Career
Xenia Valderi (she used a shorter version of her original surname) appeared regularly in Italian films of the 1950s and 1960s, including
Gianni Puccini
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Selected filmography
* ''Ossessione'' (1943)
* ...
Mario Amendola
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Biography
Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on ...
and
Ruggero Maccari
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Specially known by his collaboration with film director and screenwriter Ettore Scola. He wrote Commedia all'italiana films such as '' The Easy Life'', ''Brutti spo ...
's ''
Il tallone di Achille
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Cast
*Tino Scotti as Cav. Achille Rosso
*Tamara Lees as Sonia
*Paolo Stoppa as Lo Strozzino Serafino
*Titina De Filippo as Cantoniera di Roma
*Lauro Gazzolo as Ing, Felix
*Marisa M ...
'' (1952),
Carlo Borghesio
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Life and career
Born in Turin, Borghesio started his career as an assistant director in the second half of the 1930s, notably collaborating ...
's ''
The Steel Rope
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Plot
Cast
* Brigitte Fossey as Marcella
* Fausto Tozzi as Filippo
* Xenia Valderi as Els ...
'' (1953),
Luigi Comencini
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La valigia dei sogni
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Cast
* Umberto Melnati: Ettore Omeri
* Maria-Pia Casilio: Mariannina
* Roberto Risso: Giorgio Astori
* Ludmilla Dudarova: Baronessa Capr ...
'' (1953),
Luigi Zampa
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Biography
Son of a worker, Zampa studied filmmaking from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome.
He directed several ...
's ''
Woman of Rome
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Plot
Beautiful but poor Adriana, during the fascist era, finds work as a model for a painter. She becomes the lover of a chauffeur ...
'' (1954) with
Gina Lollabrigida
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Desperate Farewell
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'' (1955),
Federico Fellini
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's ''
Il Bidone
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'' (1955), De Felice's ''
100 Years of Love
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It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franco Lolli
Franco ...
'' (1954),
Mario Mattoli
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His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy ...
Non perdiamo la testa
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Cast
*Ugo Tognazzi as Tony Cuccar
*Franca Valeri as Beatrice
*Carlo Campanini as Walter
* Xenia Valderi as Erminia
*Aroldo Tieri as Is ...
'' (1959),
Lucio Fulci
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Michelangelo Antonioni
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Monica Vitti
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and
Richard Harris
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, and
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
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Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando Fizzarotti, Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated wi ...
'' Mi vedrai tornare'' (1966). She was specialized in bourgeois, snobby and often scatterbrained characters. She was also featured in some Italian television programs and on the musical comedy stage.
Personal life
Xenia Valderi was said to be romantically involved with fellow actor
Jacques Sernas
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