Isabel Russinova ( bg, Изабел Русинова; born 20 January 1958) is a

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actress, producer and television personality.

Biography

Born in

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as Maria Isabella Cociani, Russinova came to the success in 1983 with the

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musical show ''

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''.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. .Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . The same year, she co-hosted the

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. She later hosted several television programs, and she appeared as an actress in a number of films and TV-series. Russinova is also the artistic director of the film, television and theater production company Ars Millennia and the director of the Bravo theater festival. After her experience as a

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and popularity in the eighties in the television and cinema field, she is today a cultural operator, playwright, writer and producer of cinema and theater. Her attention to social,

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and the defense of human rights, have led to be today the official testimonial of

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russinova, Isabel Living people 1958 births Actresses from Sofia Italian television actresses Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian television personalities Bulgarian emigrants to Italy