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Tina De Mola

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Tina De Mola
Born(1923-10-28)28 October 1923
Milan, Italy
Died18 April 2012(2012-04-18) (aged 88)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress

Ernesta De Mola, best known as Tina De Mola (28 October 1923 – 18 April 2012), was an Italian actress, singer and television personality.

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 year 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]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1942 Pazzo d'amore Elena
1949 The Merry Widower La maestrina
1950 Cintura di castità
1953 Attanasio cavallo vanesio Lea
1954 Alvaro piuttosto corsaro Isabella Alcantara
1955 I pinguini ci guardano
1958 March's Child Nella
1959 La sceriffa Dolly - the singer (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ 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.
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