Marisa Laurito (born 19 April 1951) is an Italian actress, singer and television personality.

Life and career

Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, Laurito debuted at a very young age entering the stage company of

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . She obtained large popularity with

Renzo Arbore Lorenzo Giovanni "Renzo" Arbore (; born 24 June 1937) is an Italian television host, singer, actor and film director. Career Arbore became nationally recognized as radio anchor man, together with Gianni Boncompagni, in the late 1960s, with ...

's variety show ''

Quelli della notte ''Quelli della notte'' was an Italian late night variety show, broadcast on Rai 2 in 1985. Created and hosted by Renzo Arbore, it lasted 33 episodes.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996–200 ...

'', and then went on to host several TV-programs, including two editions of the

RAI RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...

Saturday night show '' Fantastico''. In 1989 she entered the

Sanremo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...

with the song "Il babà è una cosa seria", ranking twelfth.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . Laurito is also author of several

cookbook A cookbook or cookery book is a kitchen reference containing recipes. Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food. Recipes in cookbooks are organized in various ways: by course (appetizer, first cour ...

Selected filmography

* '' Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe'' (1976) * ''

L'Italia s'è rotta ''L'Italia s'è rotta'' ("Italy is broken") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot The two Sicilian Peppe Truzzoliti and Antonio Mancuso decide, after a misadventure with some mafia drug dealers, to leave the cold and racist Tu ...

'' (1976) * '' The Payoff'' (1978) * ''

Gegè Bellavita ''Gegè Bellavita'' is a 1978 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Cast * Flavio Bucci as Gennarino Amato * Lina Polito as Agatina * Enzo Cannavale as Gennarino's Friend * Marisa Laurito as Carmen * Pin ...

'' (1978) * '' Odds and Evens'' (1978) * '' Café Express'' (1980) * ''

La pagella ''La pagella'' (Italian for "The report card") is a 1980 Italian sceneggiata film directed by Ninì Grassia. It is based on the 1977 sceneggiata A paggella''. The film was a commercial success, grossing about one billion eight hundred million ...

'' (1980) * ''

A tu per tu ''A tu per tu'' is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot summary In Milan, Emanuele is a rich owner who cheats finance; so he is hunted. As happened while he is running away, Emanuele meets poor and bungling taxi driver Gi ...

'' (1984) * '' Il mistero di Bellavista'' (1985) * '' Il tenente dei carabinieri'' (1986) * '' Terra Nova'' (1991) * '' W gli sposi'' (2019) * '' I fratelli De Filippo'' (2021)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurito, Marisa 1951 births Living people Musicians from Naples Italian comedy musicians Italian film actresses Italian television personalities Italian stage actresses Italian women singers