Tina De Mola

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

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, the daughter of a barber, after winning a contest for new voices in 1941 De Mola started her career as singer-actress with several avanspettacolo companies.[1] In 1942 she met Renato Rascel, and soon she became her wife and the primadonna in his revue company.[1] The 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 in South America with a show of Italian music.[1] Starting from 1955 she also became a main figure in the early Italian television, as 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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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