Angela Melillo (born 20 June 1967) is an Italian actress,

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, model, singer, and television hostess.

Biography

She began her career in the entertainment world as a dancer, but her verve immediately suggested that she had more skills and a strong desire to emerge. In the 1991/1992 season, she was a showgirl at Il TG delle vacanze, where she danced with Gabriella Labate, and at various shows in the Bagaglino, first as a dancer in ''Creme caramel'' e ''Rose rosse'', and later as a prima donna in ''Tutte pazze per Silvio'', ''Al Bagaglino'', ''Marameo'' and ''Mi consenta''. In 1992 she joined Teo Teocoli and Gene Gnocchi in conducting the first edition of ''

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'', on Italia 1. From 1999 to 2001 she joined

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in conducting ''Alle due'' on

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. In addition to her television career, from 2000 to 2005 she participated in several Mediaset and Rai TV series: ''La casa delle beffe'', ''Love Bugs'', ''La palestra'' and ''

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''. In 2004 she was among the competitors of the Rai 2 reality show '' The Mole'', which she won, proving her ability to overcome hard psychophysical tests. In 2004–2005 she was in the permanent cast of ''

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''. In 2006 she played the role of Tiziana Palme in the Rai 1 soap-opera ''Sottocasa''. In 2007 she played the role of Princess Luisa di Carignano in the TV miniseries ''La figlia di Elisa - Ritorno a Rivombrosa'', directed by Stefano Alleva. From 11 October 2010 she replaced Luana Ravegnini as a co-presenter of Rai Due's ''TV mania'' alongside Simone Annicchiarico. The program, however, was canceled after the second episode due to low ratings. In October 2016 she starred in the theater comedy ''Una fidanzata per papà'' with

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, Savino Zaba and Stefano Antonucci.

Television

Dancer

* ''

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'' (Rai 2, 1989) * '' Stasera mi butto'' (Rai 2, 1990) * ''

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'' (Rai 1, 1991-1992) * '' Il TG delle vacanze'' (Canale 5, 1991-1992) * ''

'' (Italia 1, 1992) * '' Il grande gioco dell'oca'' (Rai 2, 1993) * '' Una voce per Sanremo'' (Tmc, 1993) * ''

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'' (Rai 1, 1993) * '' Bucce di banana'' (Rai 1, 1994) * '' Beato tra le donne'' (Rai 1, 1994) * '' Rose Rosse'' (Canale 5, 1996) * '' Gran Caffè'' (Canale 5, 1998) * ''La zingara'' (Rai 1, 1999)

Other

* '' Il grande gioco del Mercante in fiera'' (Tmc, 1996) * '' Alle due su Rai Uno'' (Rai 1, 1999-2000) – Co-presenter * '' Sereno variabile'' (Rai 2, 2001) – Co-presenterRealizza i documentari di viaggio: ''Argentiera'', ''Venezia in gondola'', ''Valpusteria: sinfonia pe una valle'', ''La leggenda del Larice'', ''L'intervista impossibile a G. Casanova'' * '' Marameo'' (Canale 5, 2002) * '' Mi consenta'' (Canale 5, 2003) * ''

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'' (Rai 2, 2004) – Competitor, won * ''

'' (Rai 1, 2004-2005) – Co-presenter * '' Facce ride Show'' (Rete 4, 2006) * '' Bellissima - Cabaret anti crisi'' (Canale 5, 2009) * ''

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'' (Rai 2, 2010) – Permanent guest

Filmography

Television

* '' La casa delle beffe'' 2000 – TV miniseries – Canale 5 * '' La palestra'' 2003 – TV film– Canale 5 – as Valentina * '' Il maresciallo Rocca 5'' 2005 – TV, 2 episodes – Rai 1 – as Elena Neccini * '' Sottocasa'' 2006 – TV – Rai 1 – as Tiziana Palme * ''

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'' 2006 – TV, 1 episode – Rai 1 – as Marina * ''

La figlia di Elisa – Ritorno a Rivombrosa ''La figlia di Elisa-Ritorno a Rivombrosa'' It is an Italian television series broadcast in 2007, a spin-off of Elisa di Rivombrosa. The cast of the series mother, remain only Sabrina Sirchia (Bianca), Danilo Maria Valli (Gasparo), Giovanni Rizzut ...

'' 2007 – Miniserie TV, 8 episodes – Canale 5 – as Princess Luisa di Carignano

Cinema

* ''

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'', directed by

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(2009) * ''

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'', directed by Max Croci (2016)

Theater

* "Tre Tre Giù Giulio" directed by

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* "La Vedova Allegra" directed by

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* "Troppa Trippa" directed by P. Pingitore * "Crem Caramel" directed by P. Pingitore * "Mavaffallopoli" directed by P. Pingitore * "Tutte pazze per Silvio" directed by P. Pingitore * "Romolo e Remolo" directed by P. Pingitore * "Facce ride show" directed by P. Pingitore * "Miracolo a teatro" directed by G. Liguori * "Fashion e confucion" directed by P. Mellucci * "Una fidanzata per papà" directed by P. Moriconi

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melillo, Angela 1967 births Living people Dancers from Rome Italian showgirls Italian television personalities Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian women singers Mass media people from Rome