Tina De Mola
Ernesta De Mola, best known as Tina De Mola (28 October 1923 – 18 April 2012), was an Italian actress, singer and television personality.
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Born | Milan, Italy | 28 October 1923
Died | 18 April 2012 88) Rome, Italy | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Life and career
Born in Milan, De Mola was the daughter of a barber. After winning a contest for new voices in 1941, she started her career as singer-actress with several avanspettacolo companies.[1] In 1942, she met Renato Rascel, and soon she became his wife and the primadonna in his revue company.[1] That same yearm she made her film debut, in Giacomo Gentilomo's Pazzo d'amore.[1] In 1946, De Mola participated to the Miss Italia beauty contest, getting the title of "Miss Sorriso D'Italia".[1] After working on stage with the companies led by Erminio Macario, Ugo Tognazzi and Mario Carotenuto, she successfully toured South America with a program of Italian music.[1] From 1955 onwards, she also became a central figure in the early Italian television, as a hostess and soubrette in a number of variety shows.[1] De Mola and Rascel obtained the Roman Rota's annulment of marriage in 1963, and De Mola remarried in 1971.[1][2]
Selected filmography
- Pazzo d'amore (1942)
- Il vedovo allegro (1950)
- I pinguini ci guardano (1956)
- March's Child (1957)
- La sceriffa (1959)
References
- Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- Andrea Garibaldi (6 November 2014). "Le "nozze simulate" di Gassman e i dodici anni d?attesa di Carolina Quelle unioni che la Chiesa cancella". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
External links
- Tina De Mola at IMDb