Cinzia Leone (born 4 March 1959) is an Italian actress and comedian.

Life and career

Born in

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, Leone began working in the theater since 1981, but became popular thanks to the participation to several variety shows of good success broadcast by

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(''La TV delle ragazze'', ''Scusate l’interruzione'', ''Avanzi'', ''Tunnel'').Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . She is also active in films, mainly used for short but often effective character roles. In 1991 Leone suffered a congenital

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, undergoing a complicated surgery in

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which had a mortality rate of 80%. She was paralyzed on the left side of the body but was able to recover completely. She eventually went back to work after a long absence.

Selected filmography

* '' Le finte bionde'' (1989) * '' Stasera a casa di Alice'' (1990) * ''

Donne con le gonne ''Women in Skirts'' (Italian: ''Donne con le gonne'') is a 1991 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. It was the highest-grossing Italian film in Italy in 1992. The film was nominated for two awards, Best Supporting Actress and ...

'' (1991) * '' Parenti serpenti'' (1992) * '' Selvaggi'' (1995) * ''

The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics ''The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics'' ( it, Metalmeccanico e parrucchiera in un turbine di sesso e politica, also known as ''The Worker and the Hairdresser'') is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Lina W ...

'' (1996) * '' Nero bifamiliare'' (2007) * '' Nemici per la pelle'' (2006) * '' Sympathy for the Lobster'' (2007)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leone, Cinzia Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 1959 births Actresses from Rome Living people Italian television personalities Italian stage actresses