Clarissa Burt

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Clarissa Burt
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Born
Clarissa Burt

(1959-04-25) 25 April 1959 (age 64) [1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • television personality
Years active1977–present

Clarissa Burt (born 25 April 1959) is an American-Italian actress, television personality, and former model, best known for starring as Xayide in the 1990 film The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter .

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Biography

Born in the United States, she worked as model in the 1980s and moved to Italy where she also starred in several Italian comedies. [2] In 1999, she opened her television production company, Numen International, in Rome. She ran for the 2004 European Parliament election supported by right-wing party National Alliance, but was not elected; [3] she also served as assessor to cultural policies in the municipality of Ardea from July 2004 to March 2005. [3] [1]

Selected filmography

Television

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References

  1. 1 2 "Clarissa Burt". Ministry of the Interior of Italy. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Clarissa Burt: Francesco Nuti mi ha iniziata al cinema, con Massimo Troisi tre anni bellissimi". Fanpage. 28 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "L'assessore Clarissa nel paese dei cento guai". Corriere della Sera. 15 July 2004. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015.