Ernesta De Mola, best known as Tina De Mola (28 October 1923 – 18 April 2012), was an

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actress, singer and television personality.

Life and career

Born in

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, De Mola was the daughter of a barber. After winning a contest for new voices in 1941, she started her career as singer-actress with several

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companies. In 1942, she met

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, and soon she became his wife and the

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in his

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company. That same year she made her film debut, in

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's '' Pazzo d'amore''. In 1946, De Mola participated to the

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beauty contest, getting the title of "Miss Sorriso D'Italia". After working on stage with the companies led by

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and

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, she successfully toured South America with a program of Italian music. From 1955 onwards, she also became a central figure in the early Italian television, as a hostess and soubrette in a number of variety shows. De Mola and Rascel obtained the

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's annulment of marriage in 1963, and De Mola remarried in 1971.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Mola, Tina 1923 births 2012 deaths Actresses from Milan 20th-century Italian actresses Italian film actresses Italian stage actresses Italian pop singers 20th-century Italian women singers Italian women television presenters Mass media people from Milan