Antonella Lualdi

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Antonella Lualdi
Lualdi in the movie Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954)
Born
Antonietta de Pascale

(1931-07-06)6 July 1931
Beirut, Greater Lebanon
Died10 August 2023(2023-08-10) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1949–1994
Spouse
(m. 1955; died 2015)

Antonella Lualdi (Greek: Αντονέλλα Λουάλντι; born Antonietta de Pascale, 6 July 1931 – 10 August 2023) was an Italian actress and singer. She appeared in many Italian and French films in the 1950s and 1960s, notably in Claude Autant-Lara's film The Red and the Black in 1954.

Life and career[edit]

Lualdi began her career in 1949, after having won a contest for new talents of the cinema magazine Hollywood, in which she was presented as "Signorina X" ("Miss X"), inviting the readers to choose her stage name.[1]

After having starred with him in several films, she married Italian actor Franco Interlenghi in 1955; the couple had two daughters, Stella and Antonellina, an actress in her own right.[1]

In 1974 she debuted in France as a singer with some success and critical acclaim, then she also debuted on stage with the comedy Le Moulin de la Galette, with which she toured across several European countries.[1]

Antonella Lualdi died on 10 August 2023, at the age of 92.[2]

Selected filmography[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ "È morta Antonella Lualdi, l'attrice aveva 92 anni". La Repubblica. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ Antonella Lualdi awarded (in Italian)

External links[edit]

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