Antonella Lualdi | |
|---|---|
| Lualdi in the movie Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954) | |
| Born | Antonietta de Pascale 6 July 1931 Beirut, Greater Lebanon |
| Died | 10 August 2023 (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1994 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Antonella Lualdi (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.
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]
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