Rossella Como (29 January 1939 – 20 December 1986) was an Italian actress and television personality.

Life and career

Born in

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, Rossella Como started her career at just 16 years old as a TV presenter, in the

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show ''Primo applauso''. Shortly later she made her film debut in a little but critically appreciated role in the

Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an o ...

's comedy film ''

Poveri ma belli ''Poveri ma belli'' (U.S. title: ''Poor, But Handsome''; U.K. title: ''A Girl in Bikini'') is a successful 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. There have been two sequels, also directed by Risi and starring Marisa Allasio, Maurizio ...

''. From then Como appeared with some frequency both as an actress and as a presenter in films and on television, as well as on stage. In 1973 she was author and main actress of ''Roma Amor'', a successful stage musical where she alternated Roman folk songs to sonnets of

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and

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and with which she long toured in Italy and Latin America. Rossella Como died of cancer.

Partial filmography

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Roland the Mighty ''Roland the Mighty'' ( it, Orlando e i Paladini di Francia) is a 1956 Italian film directed by Pietro Francisci. about the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in AD 778, where Roland, a knight in the service of Charlemagne was killed while defending the re ...

'' (1956) - Dolores * '' Poor, But Handsome'' (1957) - Jole * ''

Oh! Sabella ''La nonna Sabella'' (internationally released as ''Oh! Sabella'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film won the Golden Shell at the San Sebasti� ...

'' (1957) - Evelina Mancuso * ''

Seven Hills of Rome The seven hills of Rome ( la, Septem colles/montes Romae, it, Sette colli di Roma ) east of the river Tiber form the geographical heart of Rome, within the walls of the city. Hills The seven hills are: * Aventine Hill (Latin: ''Collis Aventi ...

'' (1957) - Anita * '' Lazzarella'' (1957) - Fanny * ''Io, mammeta e tu'' (1958) - Carmelina, la figlia * ''

Legs of Gold ''Legs of Gold'' (Italian: ''Gambe d'oro'') is a 1958 Italian sports film directed by Turi Vasile and Antonio Margheriti and starring Totò, Memmo Carotenuto and Rossella Como.Bìspuri p.191 Plot Barone Luigi Fontana is a rich and stingy prod ...

'' (1958) - Carla Fontana * '' Elena (uncredited) * '' L'amore nasce a Roma'' (1958) - Doretta * ''Carmela è una bambola'' (1958) - Doretta * ''Caporale di giornata'' (1958) - Margherita * ''Marinai, donne e guai'' (1958) - Juanita, la fotografa * ''Perfide.... ma belle'' (1959) - Angela Antonia Garofalo * ''

The Loves of Hercules ''The Loves of Hercules'' ( it, Gli amori di Ercole) is a 1960 international co-production film starring Jayne Mansfield and her then husband Mickey Hargitay. The film was distributed internationally as ''Hercules vs. the Hydra''. Plot While H ...

'' (1960) - Aleia * ''Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento'' (1961) * ''Cacciatori di dote'' (1961) - Nella, Chambermaid * ''Che femmina!! E... che dollari!'' (1961) * ''Nerone '71'' (1962) * ''Il sangue e la sfida'' (1962) * ''2 samurai per 100 geishe'' (1962) * ''

8½ ' (Italian title: , ) is a 1963 surrealist comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi) by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The metafictional narrative centers on Guido Anselmi, played by M ...

'' (1963) - Un'amica di Luisa * ''

Toto vs. the Four ''Totò contro i quattro'', internationally released as ''Toto vs. the Four'', is a List of Italian films of 1963, 1963 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Stefano Vanzina, Steno. Despite its title, it was not a true fusion between To ...

'' (1963) - Moglie di Lancetti * '' The Magnificent Adventurer'' (1963) - Angela * ''La pupa'' (1963) * ''Scanzonatissimo'' (1963) * ''

The Shortest Day ''The Shortest Day'' ( it, Il giorno più corto) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both Eu ...

'' (1963) - Infermiera (uncredited) * '' I due toreri'' (1964) - Dolores * ''Canzoni, bulli e pupe'' (1964) * ''

Seven Vengeful Women ''Seven Vengeful Women'' (Spanish: ''Las siete magníficas'', Italian: ''7 donne per una strage'') is a 1966 western film directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber and Sidney W. Pink.Weisser p.207 It stars Anne Baxter, Maria Perschy and Gustavo Rojo. It wa ...

'' (1966) - Katy Grimaldi * '' The Million Dollar Countdown'' (1967) - Claudine * '' I Married You for Fun'' (1967) - Ginestra * '' How to Kill 400 Duponts'' (1967) - Barbara Le Duc, la moglie * '' Ragan'' (1968) - Maria * ''Franco, Ciccio e le vedove allegre'' (1968) - Mara * ''

It's Your Move ''It's Your Move'' is an American sitcom television series created by Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye, starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison, and Garrett Morris. The show originally aired on NBC from S ...

'' (1968) - Mme Guinet * ''Il sole è di tutti'' (1968) - Gianna * ''I giardini del diavolo'' (1971) - Liesel * '' Trastevere'' (1971) - Teresa * ''Il sergente Klems'' (1971) - Miss Schinn, the Reporter * '' The Best'' (1976) - Signora Chiocchietti * ''

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 ...

'' (1983) - Signora Covelli * '' Christmas Present'' (1986) - (uncredited) (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Como, Rossella Actresses from Rome Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 1939 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses Italian television presenters Deaths from cancer in Lazio Italian women television presenters