Yole Marinelli

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Yole Marinelli
Born1940 (age 8485)
Occupation(s)Actress, Italian translator speech artist
Spouse(s) Brian Weske (1964 [1] - 1970)
Juerg Martin Von Moos [2] (m. 1971)

Yole Marinelli (born 1940) is an English and Italian actress, and also Italian translator speech artist for BBC.

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Life and career

Marinelli, daughter of a government official in Naples, [3] was born in Italy. [4] She left home to study drama in Rome and made some films in Italy. [3] She left Italy when she was only half way through her course at drama school. [5]

She was the member of the team teaching Italian in BBC1's education series 'Si Dice Cosi' (1969), television course of 26 programmes, and in the education series 'Avventura' (1972-1973), a BBC television course of 25 programmes.

Personal life

Marinelli was married to Brian Weske, film and television actor, singer, and songwriter, from 1964 to 1970. In 1971 she married Swiss-born Juerg Martin Von Moos.

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966 Drop Dead Darling 1st Maidas Iole Marinelli
1969 Where's Jack? Lady Clarissa
1969 The Thirteen Chairs Sybil
1982 All My Friends Part 2 Anita Esposito

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1965 Riviera Police PierEpisode: "Who Can Catch a Falling Star?"
1967 The Wednesday Play EmmanuellaEpisode: "A Way with the Ladies"
1967VendettaItalian WaitressEpisode: "The Desperate Man"
1967 The Avengers JerezinaEpisode: "The £50,000 Breakfast"
1968 The Troubleshooters Teresa EstobanEpisode: "Not for My Friend - He's Driving"
1968 The Champions SoniaEpisode: "Desert Journey"

See also

References

  1. "Brian Weske (1932 - 2001)". elcinema.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. "Strictly for the sixth form only, chaps!". Daily Express. 18 August 1972. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 Bell, Jack (22 February 1969). "Talk About Pretty Faces!". Daily Mirror. p. 13. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. "Actress Taken To Hospital". Guardian Journal. 8 October 1970. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  5. "Italian glamour". Evening Chronicle. 1 March 1969. Retrieved 4 September 2025.