Edda "Edy" Campagnoli (; 12 June 1934 – 6 February 1995) was an Italian television personality and actress.

Life and career

Born in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, Campagnoli started her career as a

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after

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. In 1954 she played Venus in the opera ''La Vestale'' by

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the fat ...

. Campagnoli made her television debut in the program ''Vetrine'', then, noticed by a

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 ...

manager, in 1955 she was chosen as the assistant of

Mike Bongiorno Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno (; May 26, 1924 – September 8, 2009) was an Italian-American television host. After a few experiences in the US, he started working on RAI in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Ital ...

in the popular quiz show '' Lascia o raddoppia?''. In spite of the controversies surrounding her ornamental role, for which she was nicknamed (i.e. "the mute valet"), Campagnoli achieved a large popularity, as to be referred to as "the most famous woman in Italy". After abandoning the quiz show in 1959, Campagnoli appeared in a number of other television programs, then she left the showbusiness in mid-1960s to pursue a career as a fashion businesswoman. She died at 60 years old for the consequences of a stroke. She had been married to Italian football goalkeeper

Lorenzo Buffon Lorenzo Buffon (, ; born 19 December 1929) is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Throughout his career, he played 277 times for Italian club A.C. Milan, and also later played for their city rivals Inter Milan, as well as ...

for a time, although they later divorced. She had previously also dated Buffon's career rival, goalkeeper

Giorgio Ghezzi Giorgio Ghezzi (; 11 July 1930 – 12 December 1990), nicknamed "Kamikaze", was an Italian football manager and player who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Cesenatico, Ghezzi started his career at Rimini in 1947 and later played for ...

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campagnoli, Edy Actresses from Milan 1934 births Italian television personalities Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses 1995 deaths 20th-century Italian actresses Buffon family