Cinzia Fiordeponti, best known as Cinzia De Ponti (born 3 October 1960), is an Italian actress, model, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia 1979 and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1982.
Cinzia De Ponti | |
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| Born | Cinzia Fiordeponti 3 October 1960 (age 64) Pescara, Italy |
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| Title | • Miss Italia 1979 (Winner) • Miss Universe 1982 (2nd Runner-up) |
Life and career
editDe Ponti was born in Pescara. In 1979, while a law student at Teramo University, she won the Miss Italia beauty contest.[1] She later won the 1982 Miss Universo Italia contest and entered the Miss Universe 1982 competition, ranking third.[2][3]
De Ponti studied as an actress at the "Studio di arti sceniche" drama school led by Alessandro Fersen.[2] She appeared in a number of films in the 1980s, alternating main roles in comedy and genre films and minor roles in art films.[2] Since the second half of the 1980s, she focused on television, working as an actress and a presenter.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà | Laura - lover of Massimo | |
| 1981 | Mia moglie torna a scuola | Giulia | |
| 1981 | Perché non facciamo l'amore? | Irene - Renato's wife | |
| 1981 | Ski Mistress | Carla | |
| 1981 | Il marito in vacanza | Antonietta Liberti | |
| 1982 | The New York Ripper | Rosie - Ferry victim | |
| 1982 | Vigili e vigilesse | Carolina Agnolotti | |
| 1982 | An Ideal Adventure | Zafferi's Daughter | |
| 1982 | Manhattan Baby | Jamie Lee | |
| 1982 | Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte) | ||
| 1983 | Notturno | Carol Dexter | |
| 1984 | Monster Shark | Florinda | |
| 1984 | Uccelli d'Italia | Monsignor's Lover - The first slapping Actress | |
| 1985 | Power of Evil | ||
| 1985 | Killer vs. Killers | His Excelency's Secretary | |
| 1985 | Carabinieri si nasce | Ragazza russa | |
| 1986 | Senza scrupoli | Clara | |
| 1986 | Fotoromanzo | Sissy | |
| 1986 | Yuppies - I giovani di successo | Woman in red | |
| 1987 | L'estate sta finendo | Monica | |
| 1987 | White Apache | Isabella | |
| 1987 | The Last Minute | Ornella | |
| 1988 | Un amore di donna | Cinzia |
References
edit- ^ Aldo Valleroni (3 September 1979). "E' andata a una studentessa di Pescara la quarantesima fascia di "miss Italia"". La Stampa. No. 231. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 107–108. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ "Miss universo è canadese. L'italiana terza". La Stampa. No. 182. 27 July 1982. p. 15.