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Edy Campagnoli
Born(1934-06-12)12 June 1934
Milan, Italy
Died6 February 1995(1995-02-06) (aged 60)
Milan, Italy
Occupation(s)Television personality, actress

Edda "Edy" Campagnoli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛdda ˈɛːdi kampaɲˈɲɔːli]; 12 June 1934 – 6 February 1995) was an Italian television personality and actress.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Campagnoli started her career as a runway model after World War II. In 1954 she played Venus in the opera La Vestale by Luchino Visconti.[1][2]

Campagnoli made her television debut in the program Vetrine, then, noticed by a RAI manager, in 1955 she was chosen as the assistant of Mike Bongiorno in the popular quiz show Lascia o raddoppia?.[1][2] In spite of the controversies surrounding her ornamental role, for which she was nicknamed la valletta muta (i.e. "the mute valet"),[1][2] Campagnoli achieved a large popularity, as to be referred to as "the most famous woman in Italy".[1]

After abandoning the quiz show in 1959, Campagnoli appeared in a number of other television programs, then she left the showbusiness in mid-1960s to pursue a career as a fashion businesswoman.[1] She died at 60 years old for the consequences of a stroke.[1][2] She had been married to Italian football goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon for a time, although they later divorced. She had previously also dated Buffon's career rival, goalkeeper Giorgio Ghezzi.[1][2][3][4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1956 La voce che uccide Giovanna
1956 Totò lascia o raddoppia? Herself
1956 I miliardari Herself
1965 I complessi Herself Segment "Guglielmo il Dentone" (final film role)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Anna Bandettini (7 February 1995). "Addio Edy la madre di tutte le vallette". La Repubblica. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Addio Edy Campagnoli, dolce valletta "muta"". Corriere della Sera. 7 February 1995. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Ci ritorni in mente... Lorenzo Buffon". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Il kamikaze Ghezzi e le notti di Cesenatico" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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