Paola Pitagora

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Paola Pitagora
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Pitagora in 1972
Born
Paola Gargaloni

(1941-08-24) 24 August 1941 (age 83)
Parma, Kingdom of Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1959–present

Paola Pitagora (born 24 August 1941) is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1959.

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Biography

Born in Parma, Italy, Pitagora attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and the acting school by Alessandro Fersen. [1] In 1960 she debuted as a RAI TV hostess of variety and infortaintment programs. [2] In 1962 she made her theatrical debut with Gog e Magog, then appeared in a great number of stage works. [2] In 1965 she achieved a wide popularity with the leading role of Lucia in the TV series I Promessi sposi directed by Sandro Bolchi. [1] [2] She later starred on several other TV series, having one another remarkable success in 1972 with the sci-fi series A come Andromeda . [1] [2]

Pitagora's film career started in 1959 with an uncredited role in Costa azzurra; [2] she had fewer opportunities to show her talent at cinema, where is probably best known for the role of the unstable Giulia of Marco Bellocchio's Fists in the Pocket (1965). [1] In 1969 she won the Nastro d'Argento for best actress thanks to her performance in the Luigi Comencini's giallo Unknown Woman . [3]

Pitagora is also an author of songs for children; her song "La giacca rotta" won the Zecchino d'Oro in 1962. [1] [2] She considers herself a "dubious" Catholic. [4]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto, eds. (2003). Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Dizionario del cinema italiano (in Italian). Vol. 2. Rome: Gremese. ISBN   88-8440-214-X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dall'Acqua, Marzio, ed. (1998). Enciclopedia di Parma (in Italian). Parma: Franco Maria Ricci. ISBN   88-216-0944-8.
  3. ↑ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema, 1927-1997 (in Italian). Preface by Claudio G. Fava. Rome: Gremese. ISBN   88-7742-221-1.
  4. ↑ Giordano, Lucio (26 May 2023). "Mi volevo fare suora, poi invece ho peccato, mi sono anche spogliata nuda, ma Dio è sempre stato con me". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 21. pp. 98–101.
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