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Tina De Mola

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Tina De Mola
Born(1923-10-28)28 October 1923
Milan, Kingdom of 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

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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

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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

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  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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