Lia Tanzi

Last updated

Lia Tanzi

Vite private Giuseppe Lia.jpg

Tanzi with Giuseppe Pambieri in Vite private of Noël Coward (2003)
Born (1948-11-03) 3 November 1948 (age 69)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation actress

Lia Tanzi (born 3 November 1948) is an Italian actress and television personality.

Contents

Life and career

Born in Buenos Aires to Italian parents, Tanzi moved to Parma at young age. She studied acting at the Drama School of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan where she met her future husband, the actor Giuseppe Pambieri. [1] [2] She is mainly active on stage, often together with Pambieri and with their daughter, Micol. [1] [2] Tanzi is also active in TV-series and films, mainly of comedic genre. [1] [2]

Buenos Aires Place in Argentina

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 15.6 million.

Parma Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Parma is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. It is home to the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the stream of the same name. The district on the far side of the river is Oltretorrente. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called Parma.

Piccolo Teatro (Milan) theatre company in Milan, Italy

The Piccolo Teatro della Città di Milano is a theatre in Milan, Italy. Founded in 1947, it is Italy's first permanent theatre, and a national "teatro stabile", or permanent repertory company, and is considered a theatre of major national and European importance. The theatre has three venues: Teatro Grassi, in Via Rovello, between Sforza Castle and the Piazza del Duomo; Teatro Studio, which was originally intended to be the theater's rehearsal hall; and Teatro Strehler, which opened in 1998 with a seating capacity of 974. Its annual programme consists of approximately thirty performances. In addition, the venue hosts cultural events, from festivals and films, to concerts, conferences, and conventions, as well as supporting the Paolo Grassi Drama School.

Selected filmography

<i>Claretta and Ben</i> 1974 film by Gian Luigi Polidoro

Claretta and Ben is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro.

<i>Poker in Bed</i> 1974 film by Giuliano Carnimeo

La signora gioca bene a scopa?, internationally released as Poker in Bed, is a 1974 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Giuliano Carnimeo.

<i>Kidnap</i> (1974 film) 1974 film by Giovanni Fago

Kidnap is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.

Related Research Articles

Katia Ricciarelli singer

Katia Ricciarelli is an Italian soprano.

Teresa Ann Savoy British-born actress

Teresa Ann Savoy, FRSA was a British-born actress who appeared in a number of Italian films.

Iva Zanicchi Italian singer/MEP

Iva Zanicchi is an Italian pop singer and politician. She has a mezzo-soprano voice.

Marina Berti Italian actress

Elena Maureen Bertolino, known as Marina Berti, was an Italian film actress. She was born in London from an Italian father and an English mother.

Carlo Cassola Italian novelist

Carlo Cassola was an influential Italian novelist and essayist. His novel La Ragazza di Bube (1960), which received the Strega Prize, was adapted into a film of the same name by Luigi Comencini in 1963.

Luigi Magni Italian screenwriter and film director

Luigi Magni was an Italian screenwriter and film director.

Clelia Matania Italian actress

Clelia Matania was a British-born Italian film and voice actress.

Philippe Leroy (actor) French film actor

Philippe Leroy, full name Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu is a French film actor. He has appeared in over 150 films since 1960. Leroy has been living mostly in Italy since the 1960s and has worked extensively in Italian cinema, as well as in his native country. He is sometimes credited under his full name.

Paola Pitagora Italian actress

Paola Pitagora is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1959.

Riccardo Fogli Italian singer

Riccardo Fogli is an Italian singer.

Mariano Laurenti is an Italian film director. He started as a script supervisor and later became an assistant director for, among others, Mauro Bolognini and Stefano Vanzina. He directed 50 films between 1966 and 1999, being mainly active in the "commedia sexy all'italiana" genre.

Gigi Ballista actor

Gigi Ballista was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980.

The commedia sexy all'italiana, also known as commedia scollacciata or commedia erotica all'italiana, is a subgenre of Italian commedia all'italiana film genre.

Martine Brochard actress

Martine Brochard is a French actress and writer.

Gianni Ferrio Italian composer

Gianni Ferrio was an Italian composer, conductor and music arranger.

<i>Quando la coppia scoppia</i> 1981 film by Stefano Vanzina

Quando la coppia scoppia is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It reproposes the couple formed by Enrico Montesano and Claude Brasseur, who had successfully starred in the two years older comedy film Aragosta a colazione.

Giuseppe Pambieri Italian actor

Giuseppe Pambieri is an Italian stage, television and film actor.

Lara Wendel is a German former actress who was active in Italian cinema and television.

Rita Calderoni Italian actress

Rita Calderoni is an Italian actress. Mainly active in the 1970s in Italy, she is known for her roles in many B movies of the time.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Marzio Dall'Acqua. Enciclopedia di Parma: dalle origini ai giorni nostri. Ricci, 1998. ISBN   8821609448.
  2. 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   888440214X.