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Raffaella Carrà

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1943-06-18

Day of Death

2021-07-05

Place of Birth

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Raffaella Carrà

Biography

Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), better known as Raffaella Carrà (Italian: [raffaˈɛlla karˈra]), was an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress. She was a popular figure in Europe and Latin America, both as a result of her many well-known taped presentations and records, and because of her many popular TV shows. Carrà is widely regarded as a gay icon. Carrà debuted in cinema at age nine, in Tormento del passato (1952). She made five other movies before 1960 when she graduated from the national film school of Italy. The same year she appeared in Long Night in 1943, and went on to appear in many Italian peplum films, including Fury of the Pagans (1960), Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops (1961), Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (1961), Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules (1962), Pontius Pilate (1962) and Caesar the Conqueror (1962), as well as comedies and action films such as 5 marines per 100 ragazze (1961), The Terrorist (1963), The Organizer (1963) and La Celestina P... R... (1965). In 1965, she moved to the United States signing with 20th Century Fox. As Carrà, she starred in the motion picture Von Ryan's Express (1965) with Frank Sinatra, Edward Mulhare, and Trevor Howard. In 1966, she guest starred in an episode of the American television series I Spy (Sophia, as the title character). Feeling homesick, she decided to return to Italy where she starred in several Italian and French films such as Le Saint prend l'affût (1966), the Our Man Flint parody Il vostro super agente Flit (1966), Why Did I Ever Say Yes Twice? (1969) and Cran d'arrêt (1970), as well as a few television shows. However, subsequently her acting career has been scarce with no more than five works mainly for television. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography (37)

⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

El swing de la Feliu

2024
⭐ 6.0 Role: Unknown

La nostra Raffaella

2024
⭐ 8.3 Role: Self (archive footage)

Raffa

2023
⭐ 6.2 Role: Raffaella Carrà (uncredited)

My Heart Goes Boom!

2020
⭐ 4.7 Role: Self (segment "Una pazza eredità")

Colpi di fortuna

2013
⭐ 5.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

50 años de... Canciones

2009
⭐ 6.6 Role: self

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'

1983
⭐ 8.5 Role: Bárbara

Bárbara

1980
⭐ 5.3 Role: Alberta Radelli

Safety Catch

1970
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⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

La giacca stregata

1969
⭐ 4.4 Role: Teresa

The Viking Who Became a Bigamist

1969
⭐ 6.5 Role: Sara van Kolstrom

Hell Commandos

1969
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⭐ 0 Role: Palma Lori

Tutto per bene

1967
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⭐ 0 Role: Pamela

Del vento tra i rami del Sassofrasso

1967
⭐ 6.2 Role: Anita Pavone

The Saint Lies in Wait

1966