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Raffaella De Laurentiis (born 28 June 1952) is an Italian
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. Films that she has produced include ''
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'', '' Conan the Destroyer'', ''
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'', '' Prancer'', '' Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'', all films in the ''
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'' series, ''
The Forbidden Kingdom ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' (: ''Gong Fu Zhi Wang'' ( Mandarin) or ''Gung Fu Ji Wong'' (Cantonese) and translated ''King of Kung Fu'' (English); Working title: ''The J & J Project'') is a 2008 wuxia film written by John Fusco, and directed by Rob ...
'' and ''
Kull the Conqueror ''Kull the Conqueror'' is a 1997 fantasy film about the Robert E. Howard character Kull starring Kevin Sorbo. It is a film adaptation of Howard's Conan novel ''The Hour of the Dragon'', with the protagonist changed to the author's other barbari ...
''. She is the daughter of film producer
Dino De Laurentiis Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (; 8 August 1919 – 10 November 2010) was an Italian-American film producer. Along with Carlo Ponti, he was one of the producers who brought Italian cinema to the international scene at the end of World War II. He ...
and actress
Silvana Mangano Silvana Mangano (; 21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol for the 19 ...
. She is the sister of
Veronica De Laurentiis Veronica De Laurentiis (born 1950) is an Italian-American author and actress. She is the daughter of Silvana Mangano and Dino De Laurentiis, and sister of film producer Raffaella De Laurentiis. At eighteen, she was cast in the film '' Waterloo' ...
, who is the mother of
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chef
Giada De Laurentiis Giada Pamela De Laurentiis (; born August 22, 1970) is an Italian-American chef, writer, and television personality. She was the host of Food Network's ''Giada at Home''. She also appears regularly as a contributor and guest co-host on NBC's ...
. She appeared in eighteen episodes of Giada's show ''
Giada at Home ''Giada at Home'' is a television show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. It first aired on October 18, 2008 on the Food Network. The show was nominated for two Daytime Emmy The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive rang ...
''. In 1989, she entered a long-term relationship with
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whereas De Laurentiis would produce their projects for a 2-year production agreement.


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* 1954 births Living people Italian film producers People of Campanian descent
Raffaella Raffaella is an Italian female name taken from the male name Rafael, meaning "god has healed". ;People * Raffaella Baracchi, (born 1964), retired Italian actress * Raffaella Barker (born 1964), English author * Raffaella Brutto (born 1988), Itali ...
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