Rosalina Neri (12 November 1927 – 5 June 2024) was an Italian stage, television, film and radio actress.
Rosalina Neri | |
|---|---|
 Neri in 1954 | |
| Born | 12 November 1927 |
| Died | 5 June 2024 (aged 96) Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1954–2020 |
| Partner | Jack Hylton |
| Children | 1 daughter |
Life and career
editBorn in Arcisate, Province of Varese, Neri started her career appearing in the 1954 Garinei & Giovannini's musical comedy Tobia la candina spia.[1] She had her breakout with the Marcello Marchesi's RAI variety show Invito al sorriso, and got a lot of press coverage because of her resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, which led to her being labeled as the "Italian Marilyn Monroe" and nicknamed Marilina.[1][2][3]
During a trip in England to shoot a television commercial, Neri met the conductor Jack Hylton, with whom she started a long romantic relationship and had a daughter, Angela.[2][3][4] During her career she was mainly active on stage, where among others she worked with Giorgio Strehler and Umberto Simonetta.[1][2]
Neri died in Milan on 5 June 2024, at the age of 96.[5]
Selected filmography
edit- I pinguini ci guardano (1956)
- Valeria ragazza poco seria (1958)
- Bocche cucite (1968)
- The Betrothed (TV, 1989)
- The House of Smiles (1991)
- Three Men and a Leg (1997)
- All the Moron's Men (1999)
- Finalmente soli (TV, 1999-2004)
- Il volto di un'altra (2012)
- The Predators (2020)
References
edit- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Neri, Rosalina". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 261–2. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ a b c Manin, Giuseppina (22 August 2019). "Rosalina Neri, da "Marilyn di Arcisate" al premio alla carriera: 70 anni sul palco". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b Arcidiacono, Eugenio (21 July 2016). "Rosalina Neri: non sono solo la sosia di Marilyn". Famiglia Cristiana. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Aspesi, Natalia (13 June 2016). "Marilyn". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Addio a Rosalina Neri, da Arcisate ai palcoscenici di tutto il mondo". Varese News. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
External links
edit- Rosalina Neri at IMDb
- Rosalina Neri discography at Discogs