Edy Campagnoli

Edy Campagnoli
Born (1934-06-12)12 June 1934
Milan
Died 6 February 1995(1995-02-06) (aged 60)
Occupation television personality

Edy Campagnoli (12 June 1934 – 6 February 1995) was an Italian television personality and actress.

Life and career

Born Edda Campagnoli in Milan, she 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 controversities 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 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Anna Bandettini (1995-02-07). "Addio Edy la madre di tutte le vallette". La Repubblica. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Addio Edy Campagnoli, dolce valletta "muta"". Corriere della Sera. 1995-02-07. 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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