Raffaella Carrà
Born: 1943-06-18 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died: 2021-07-05
Known For: Acting
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
2024
- El swing de la Feliu as Self (archive footage)
- La nostra Raffaella
2023
- Raffa as Self (archive footage)
2020
- TV Story Superstar as Host (archive footage)
- My Heart Goes Boom! as Raffaella Carrà (uncredited)
2017
- Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez as Self (archive footage)
2016
- Emigratis ... (Music)
2013
- The Voice of Italy as Coach
- Colpi di fortuna as Self (segment "Una pazza eredità")
2009
- 50 años de... Canciones as Self (archive footage)
1999
- Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? as Ospite
1997
- Mamma per Caso as Nicoletta
1995
- Carràmba! Che sorpresa as Self - Host
1985
- Television
- Pesto kai tha ginei as Guest
1981
1980
- Bárbara as Bárbara
1978
1976
- Domenica In as Self
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- Musikladen as Self
1971
- Disco as Self
- Arsène Lupin as Antonina
1970
- Io, Agata e tu as Self - Host
- Safety Catch as Alberta Radelli
1969
- The Viking Who Became a Bigamist as Teresa
- Hell Commandos as Sara van Kolstrom
- La giacca stregata
1968
- Starparade as Self
1967
- Del vento tra i rami del Sassofrasso as Pamela
- Tutto per bene as Palma Lori
1966
- The Saint Lies in Wait as Anita Pavone
- The Invincible as Angelique
- Il vostro superagente Flit as Aura
1965
- Von Ryan's Express as Gabriella
- Scaramouche as Costanza De Mauriac
- La Celestina P… R… as Bruna
1964
- Top of the Pops as Self
- Einer wird gewinnen as Self
- I grandi camaleonti as Ortensia
- Chance at Love as Lisa (segment "Lucky la chance")
- Dopo il buio as Lei
1963
- Viña del Mar International Song Festival as Self - Musical Guest
- The Organizer as Bianca
- The Terrorist as Giuliana
1962
- Caesar The Conqueror as Publia
- The Shadow of Zorro as Carmela
- Beach Casanova as Cameriera motel
- Pontius Pilate as Jessica
- Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules as Leuconia
1961
- Musik aus Studio B as Self
- 5 Marines for 100 Girls as Mirella
- Atlas Against the Cyclops as Eber
- Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules as Princess Salirah
1960
- Long Night in '43 as Ines Villani
- Fury of the Pagans as Maritza
- Il peccato degli anni verdi as amica di Diana
1959
1952
- Tormento del passato as Graziella
1951
- Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Host