Antonella Lualdi | |
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![]() Antonella Lualdi in Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954). | |
Born | Antonietta de Pascale 6 July 1931 Beirut, Lebanon |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1949–present |
Spouse |
Antonella Lualdi (Greek : Αντονέλλα Λουάλντι; born Antonietta de Pascale on 6 July 1931) is an Italian actress and singer of partial Greek origin. 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, opposite Gérard Philipe.
She 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 appreciation, then she also debuted on stage with the comedy Le Moulin de la Galette, with which she toured across several European countries. [1]
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