Carrina "Karina" Huff (21 January 1961 – 18 April 2016) was a British actress, showgirl and television personality, mainly active in Italy.

Life and career

Born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, Huff was first known in Italy as a showgirl in the

Rai 2 Rai 2 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting ''TG2'' news bulletins, talk ...

variety show ''Signori si parte'' and as the television presenter of the

Canale 5 Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a s ...

musical program ''

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''."Torna Karina Huff". ''

La Stampa ''La Stampa'' (meaning ''The Press'' in English) is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin, Italy. It is distributed in Italy and other European nations. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. History and profile The paper was fou ...

''. 28 April 1982, pg. 29. She later had roles of weight in a series of successful teen comedy films, notably

Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. In English-speaki ...

's ''

Time for Loving ''Time for Loving'' (released in Italy as ''Sapore di mare'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It obtained a great commercial success and launched a short-living subgenre of revival-nostalgic comedy films. It also generate ...

'', its immediate sequel ''

Sapore di mare 2 ''Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo'' is a 1983 Italian teen romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Cortini. It is the sequel of ''Time for Loving''. Cast * Massimo Ciavarro: Fulvio Comanducci * Isabella Ferrari: Selvaggia * Eleonora Giorgi: Tea ...

'' and ''

Vacanze di Natale ''Vacanze di Natale'' is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In Christmas of 1983 two families collide in Cortina d ...

''. In 1989 she was in the main cast of the TV-series ''

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''. Following the failure of her marriage with an Italian land surveyor, Huff left showbusiness and returned with her son to London, where she became a teacher. In 2008, Huff was diagnosed with

breast cancer Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...

, from which she was believed to be in remission. She later died from the same kind of breast cancer in April 2016.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1982) * ''

'' (1983) * ''

Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo ''Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo'' is a 1983 Italian teen romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Cortini. It is the sequel of ''Time for Loving''. Cast * Massimo Ciavarro: Fulvio Comanducci * Isabella Ferrari: Selvaggia * Eleonora Giorgi: Tea ...

'' (1983) * ''

Domani mi sposo ''Domani mi sposo'' (also known as '' Tomorrow I'm Getting Married'') is a 1984 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Massaro. Plot Last twenty-four hours before the marriage for the troubled, tempted, overwhelmed by events Arturo. ...

'' (1984) * '' Summer Games'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' The Gamble'' (1988) * '' Demons 6: De Profundis'' (1989) * '' The House of Clocks'' (1989) * ''

Voices from Beyond ''Voices from Beyond'' ( it, Voci dal profondo, lit=Voices From the Deep) is a 1994 Italian horror film by director Lucio Fulci. The original shooting title of the film was ''Urla dal profondo'' (). The story centers around the murder of a weal ...

'' (1990) * ''

Le nuove comiche ''Le nuove comiche'' is a 1994 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950, in Florence) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playin ...

'' (1994)

Discography

; Singles * 1981 - ''Mexico/Maraja'' (with

El Pasador Paolo Zavalloni (29 August 1932 – 20 June 2023), best known as Paolo Zavallone (as an assonance with the surnames of singers Renato Carosone and Fred Buscaglione) and El Pasador, was an Italian singer, bandleader and composer. Life and car ...

, Fontana, 6025 283) * 1982 - ''Tingimi di blu/Pelle a pelle'' (

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, 2060 262)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huff, Karina 1961 births 2016 deaths British film actresses British television personalities Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from breast cancer Actresses from London British emigrants to Italy