Natasha Hovey (born August 14, 1967) is a Lebanese-Italian-French former film and television actress and a radio-hostess. Hovey was born in

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, the daughter of an American musician father and a Dutch graphologist mother. She moved to

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at 7, and at 16 debuted as actress with a leading role in

Carlo Verdone Carlo Gregorio Verdone (born 17 November 1950) is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Verdone is best known for his comedic roles in Italian classics, which he also wrote and directed. His career was jumpstarted by his first thre ...

's ''

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''. Her typical role was the young, pretty high-class girl. She also appeared in commercials, television programs and stage works. In the late 1990s she moved to

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and retired from the entertainment industry.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1983) * '' Summer Games'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' Compagni di scuola'' (1988) * '' Volevo i pantaloni'' (1990) * ''

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'', (1995)

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* Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 20th-century Italian actresses Lebanese emigrants to Italy Actresses from Rome Living people 1967 births {{Italy-actor-stub