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Barbara D'Urso | |
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| Born | Maria Carmela D'Urso 7 May 1957 Naples, Italy |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse | Michele Carfora (m. 2002;div. 2006) |
| Website | www |
Maria Carmela D'Urso (born 7 May 1957), known professionally as Barbara D'Urso, is an Italian television presenter, actress and writer.
D'Urso was born in Naples, Campania. Her father was from Laurenzana (died in 1996), and her mother, who died when Barbara was 11, was born in Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte. [1] [ full citation needed ] She made her debut in 1977 in the programme Goal, alongside Diego Abatantuono, Teo Teocoli and Massimo Boldi. The following year she took part in the variety show Stryx. In 1979 she presented the programme Che combinazione broadcast on Rai 2, and the year afterward, together with Pippo Baudo, she appeared in Domenica in on Rai 1. That same year, 1980, she also made her debut as a singer, with the single Dolceamaro, which was not very successful. [2]
In 1984 she appeared naked on the front cover of Playboy and Playmen magazines. [3] After that, she started working for the television network of Silvio Berlusconi: she participated in a television fiction, and in 1995 she also presented Agenzia matrimoniale, [4] but she returned to the RAI with In famiglia [5] together with Le ragazze di piazza di Spagna, [6] Donne di mafia and Una donna scomoda.
She received moderate notability as a result of her performance in La dottoressa Giò (1997). [7]
Since then she has taken part in many reality shows. For three years D'Urso presented three editions of Grande Fratello , the Italian version of the Big Brother (one in 2003 and two editions in 2004). [8] In 2005 she was the host of the Italian version of The Farm . D'Urso maintained this role for two years. [8] In June 2005 she had a role in the TV series Ricomincio da me. [9]
In 2006 she took part in Reality Circus, which was unsuccessful, [10] and in 2007 with Uno due tre stalla. [11]
In January 2008 she presented Mattino Cinque , with Claudio Brachino; [12] this was followed in the spring of 2008 with Lo show dei record , dedicated to the Guinness World Records. In autumn 2008, she presented the prime time show Fantasia, [12] while in the season of 2008/2009 she hosted Pomeriggio Cinque and Mattino Cinque .
In the 2009/2010 season, she left Mattino cinque and became the presenter of Domenica Cinque , a Sunday afternoon programme, and Pomeriggio 5. [13] In the 2011 season she was replaced by Federica Panicucci.
In December 2010 she hosted the New Year Canale 5's show Capodanno cinque and, in January 2011, left Domenica Cinque to host the primetime show Stasera che sera!, which aired for only two episodes and was suspended because of extremely low ratings. [14]
In September 2011 she hosted the program Baila!, which was also cancelled after 4 episodes due to a court sentence for plagiarism of the program Dancing with the Stars . [15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | Blues metropolitano | Francesca | Feature film debut |
| 1989 | Vogliamoci troppo bene | Vanessa | |
| 1992 | Non chiamarmi Omar | Golda Fez | |
| 1995 | Mollo tutto | Bettina Giacobetti | |
| Romanzo di un giovane povero | Student's mother | ||
| 1999 | Il manoscritto di Van Hecken | Giulia | |
| All the Moron's Men | Dr. Giorgia Basile | ||
| 2004 | Per giusto omicidio | Barbara | |
| 2018 | Il vegetale | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| Show Dogs | Daisy (voice) | Italian voice-over role | |
| 2021 | Genitori vs. Influencer | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Stryx | Herself/co-host | Variety show (season 1) |
| 1979 | Delitto in via Teluada | Annie | Television film |
| 1979–1980 | Che combinazione | Herself/co-host | Variety show (season 2) |
| 1980–1981 | Domenica in | Herself/co-host | Talk show (season 5); also performing |
| 1981 | La casa rossa | Gilda | Miniseries |
| Un disco per l'estate 1981 | Herself/co-host | Annual music festival | |
| 1982 | Fresco fresco | Herself/host | Variety show (season 3) |
| Giorno dopo giorno | Alice | Television film | |
| 1986 | Buon Natale a tutto il mondo | Herself/host | Special |
| 1987 | La lunga notte di Biancaneve | Herself/host | Special |
| 1987 Castrocaro Music Festival | Herself/host | Annual music festival | |
| 1992 | Bony | Gina | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 1995 | Per amore - Dove porta il sentimento | Herself/host | Talk show |
| Doctor Giorgia - Una mano da stringere | Dr. Giorgia Basile | Television film | |
| 1996 | Agenzia | Herself/host | Dating/Reality show |
| 1996–1997 | Mattina in famiglia | Herself/host | Talk show (season 8) |
| 1997–2019 | Doctor Giorgia | Dr. Giorgia Basile | Lead role |
| 1998 | Festival di Napoli | Herself/host | Annual music festival |
| Le ragazze di piazza di Spagna | Dr. Giorgia Basile | Episode: "Episode 1" | |
| 2001 | Via Zanardi 33 | Barbara | 2 episodes |
| Donne di mafia | Giulia Marotta | Miniseries | |
| 2002 | Lo zio d'America | Magda | Main role (season 1); 8 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Ugo | Veronica | Co-lead role; 20 episodes |
| 2003–2004 | Grande Fratello | Herself/host | Reality show (seasons 3–5) |
| 2004 | Noi | Chiara Doni | Miniseries |
| Rocco | Lucia | Television film | |
| Orgoglio | Princess Maria Pia | Main role (season 1); 13 episodes | |
| 2005–2006 | La fattoria | Herself/host | Reality show (seasons 2–3) |
| Ricomincio da me | Vera Molinari | Lead role; 4 episodes | |
| 2006 | Reality Circus | Herself/host | Variety show |
| 2006–2009 | Lo show dei record | Herself/host | Game show (seasons 1–2) |
| 2007 | Un due tre stalla! | Herself/host | Reality show |
| 2008–2009 | Mattino Cinque | Herself/host | Talk show (seasons 1–2) |
| 2008–2023 | Pomeriggio Cinque | Herself/host | Talk show |
| 2009–2010 | Domenica Cinque | Herself/host | Talk show (seasons 1–2) |
| 2011 | Baila! | Herself/host | Talent dance show |
| 2012–2021 | Domenica Live! | Herself/host | Talk show |
| 2018–2019 | Grande Fratello | Herself/host | Reality show (seasons 15–16) |
| 2019–2021 | Live - Non è la D'Urso | Herself/host | Talk show |
| 2022 | La Pupa e il Secchione Show | Herself/host | Reality show (season 5) |
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