Nicoletta Orsomando (born Nicolina Orsomando; 11 January 1929 – 21 August 2021) was an Italian television personality. She was the first Italian

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to appear on television, on 22 October 1953, and is considered the "dean" of Italian continuity announcers.

Biography

Born in 1929 in

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, at that time in the

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, she moved while still a baby with her family to Mazzarino, and later to

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. They then moved to

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(currently Latina) and finally to Rome. She appeared for the first time on 22 October 1953 on Italian television at a time when television in Italy was still experimental, as the first announcer. She presented a program for children, a documentary about the ''

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''. In 2010, she participated in the variety show on

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''Insegnami a sognare'', presented by

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. At the beginning of 2011, she appeared on the program ''

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'' in the section ''In onda'', hosted by

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. Later, she had a column in the monthly magazine ''50 & Più'' in which she answered reader letters. Orsomando died at a hospital in Rome on 21 August 2021, at the age of 92.

Filmography

* '' Piccola posta'' (1955), directed by Steno – herself * '' Parenti serpenti'' (1992), directed by

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– herself

Television (selection)

* Announcer and speaker at

between 1953 and 1993 * ''L'amico degli animali'' (1956) * ''Un disco per l'estate 1966'' (1966) *

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(1981–1982) * ''Omaggio a Venezia'' (1984)

Honours

* Oscar Capitolino (Rome, 1977) * ITA OMRI 2001 Com BAR

Commander of the

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(Rome, 1994)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orsomando, Nicoletta 1929 births 2021 deaths Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses Rai (broadcaster) people People from the Province of Caserta Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 20th-century Italian actresses Recipients of Ischia International Journalism Award