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Raffaella Carrá
Raffaella is a Hebrew 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), Italian snowboarder *Raffaella Calloni (born 1983), Italian volleyball player * Raffaella Camet Bertello (born 1992), Peruvian volleyball player *Raffaella Carrà (1943–2021), Italian TV hostess, singer and actress *Raffaella De Laurentiis (born 1954), Italian film producer *Raffaella Fico (born 1988), Italian showgirl, singer and model *Raffaella Imbriani (born 1973), German judoka *Raffaella Modugno (born 1988), Italian model *Raffaella Reggi Raffaella Reggi (; born 27 November 1965) is an Italian TV pundit and former professional tennis player. Career As a junior, Reggi won the Orange Bowl 16 and under in 1981. She was a member of the Continental Players Cup Team in 1982. Reggi ... (born 1965), Italian former professional tennis player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael (archangel)
Raphael ( , ; "God has healed") is an archangel first mentioned in the Book of Tobit and in 1 Enoch, both estimated to date from between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE. In later Jewish tradition, he became identified as one of the three heavenly visitors entertained by Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. He is not named in either the New Testament or the Quran, but later Christian tradition identified him with healing and as the angel who stirred waters in the Pool of Bethesda in John 5:2–4, and in Islam, where his name is Israfil, he is understood to be the unnamed angel of Quran 6:73, standing eternally with a trumpet to his lips, ready to announce the Day of Judgment. In Gnostic tradition, Raphael is represented on the Ophite Diagram. Origins in post-exilic literature In the Hebrew Bible, the word () means messenger or representative; either human or supernatural in nature. When used in the latter sense it is translated as "angel". The original mal'akh lacked both individua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaello (other)
Raffaello, Raffaele or Raffaellino is an Italian given name. It usually refers to Raphael (a.k.a. Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino), an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Raffaello may also refer to: * Raffaello (confection), a confection * ''Raffaello'' MPLM, one of the three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules used to transfer supplies to the International Space Station * SS Raffaello, an Italian ocean liner People People with the given name Raffaello or Raffaellino include: *Raffaello Carboni (1817–1875), Italian writer * Raffaello Ducceschi (born 1962), Italian race walker *Raffaello Fabretti (1620–1700), Italian antiquary * Raffaello Funghini (1929–2006), Italian catholic clergyman * Raffaello Gestro (1845–1936), Italian entomologist *Raffaello Maffei (1455–1522), Italian humanist, historian and theologian *Raffaello Matarazzo (1909–1966), Italian film-maker * Raffaello da Montelupo (1504–1566), sculptor and architect of the Italian Renaissance * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Baracchi
Raffaella Baracchi (born 25 March 1964) is an Italian former actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Italia 1983. Miss Italia Raffaella Baracchi, by the year 1983 and as ''Miss Piedmont'', won the Miss Italia contest and represented Italy at the Miss Universe 1984.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . Film career Baracchi made her cinema debut in 1986 with Maurizio Ponzi's poliziottesco-comedy ''Il tenente dei carabinieri''. She appeared in Ruggero Deodato's '' The Barbarians'' in 1987 and in Deodato's 1988 giallo '' Phantom of Death'' as prostitute Laura. She also appeared in the same year in Tinto Brass's neo-noir '' Snack Bar Budapest'' where she played the prostitute Milena. Personal life Baracchi married actor Domiziano Arcangeli in 1988; the same year, she met actor and director Carmelo Bene Carmelo Pompilio Realino Antonio Bene (1 September 1937 – 16 March 2002) was an Italian actor, poet, film director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Barker
Raffaella Flora Barker (born 24 November 1964) is an English author. Born in London, she moved when she was three and was brought up in the Norfolk countryside. She is one of the poet George Barker's fifteen children, the eldest of the five he had with novelist Elspeth Barker. She lives in Norfolk, England with her family. Biography Raffaella was born 24 November 1964 and was brought up in Itteringham in Norfolk. After attending Norwich High School for Girls, Raffaella left Norfolk for London where she moved through life modelling, film-editing and journalism before she began writing novels. To date, she has written nine novels, including one for young adults (see "Publications"). She has also written short stories for the radio, worked at '' Harpers & Queen'' magazine, as a columnist for '' Country Life'' and has been a regular contributor to ''The Sunday Times'', ''Sunday Telegraph'', ''Harpers Bazaar'' and ''The Spectator''. She also teaches on the English Literature and Creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Brutto
Raffaella Brutto (born 10 January 1988 in Genoa) is an Italian snowboarder, specializing in snowboard cross. Brutto competed at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics for Italy. In 2010, she was 17th in the qualification round of the snowboard cross, not advancing. In the 2014 snowboard cross, she was 19th in the seeding round, and then 4th in her quarterfinal, not advancing and ending 16th overall. As of September 2014, her best showing at the World Championships is 6th, in 2013. Brutto made her World Cup debut in January 2006. As of September 2014, she has two World Cup podium finishes, with her best a silver at Montafon Montafon ( in local dialect: "''Muntafu''") is a long valley in the westernmost Austrian federal state of Vorarlberg. It is traversed by the river Ill (Vorarlberg) and extends from the city of Bludenz and the Verwall Alps in the north, to th ... in 2012–13. Her best overall finish is 7th, in 2012–13. World Cup Podiums References 1988 births L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Calloni
Raffaella Calloni (born 4 May 1983) is an Italian female volleyball player, playing as a middle-blocker. She is part of the Italy women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ... in Baku. On club level she played for San Casciano Volley in 2015. References External linkscev.lu [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Camet
Raffaella Camet Bertello (born September 14, 1992, in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian volleyball player who plays for the Peru national team. Career Volleyball 2013-present: Senior team On 2013, Raffaella was promoted to the starting line-up of the senior team for the 2013 Pan-American Cup. Rafaella was Peru's best scorer for the tournament. Model work and sponsorships 2009-2011: Minor modeling and national campaigns After the success of her junior team in international competitions, Raffaella signed as the face of Inca Kola. 2012-present: Red Bull and Volley Barrio In 2012, Rafaella signed with Red Bull to be the face of the "''Gives you wings''" campaign in South America and Europe. As part of the Red Bull campaigns, in April 2013 Raffaella Camet alongside fellow Peruvian volleyball player Maguilaura Frias participated in the first ''Red Bull Volley Barrio'' in South America that was held in the Peruvian cities of Trujillo, Arequipa and Lima, a tournament in which neighborh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Carrà
Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), known professionally as Raffaella Carrà () and sometimes mononymously as Raffaella, was an Italian singer, dancer, actress, television presenter and model. She is often widely considered a pop culture icon in Europe and Latin America, between the 1970s and 1980s she became a pioneer of feminism and women's rights in the music and television industry, as well as a music icon, gay icon, LGBT icon and an icon fashion icon, of fashion and design. Carrà released 25 studio albums in 37 countries, between Europe and Latin America, selling over 60 million records worldwide, which includes "A far l'amore comincia tu", "Fiesta (Raffaella Carrà album), Fiesta", "Forte forte forte / A far l'amore comincia tu, Forte forte forte", "Pedro (song), Pedro", "Tanti auguri" and "Tuca Tuca", singing in Italian, Spanish, English and French. She became a successful TV host and personality in Italy, Spain and Argentina, being recognized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Raffaella De Laurentiis (born 28 June 1952) is an Italian film producer. Films which she has produced include ''Conan the Barbarian'', ''Conan the Destroyer'', ''Dune'', '' Prancer'', '' Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'', all films in the ''Dragonheart'' series, ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' and '' Kull the Conqueror''. She is the daughter of film producer Dino De Laurentiis and actress Silvana Mangano. She is the sister of Veronica De Laurentiis, who is the mother of Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis. She appeared in eighteen episodes of Giada's show ''Giada at Home''. Career De Laurentiis began working on films by contributing to the props and set departments of her father's productions. However, her first major credit came in 1973 as an assistant costume designer on Luchino Visconti's '' Ludwig''. She then worked as a production assistant on ''Hurricane'' (1979) before stepping into a producer role at Dino De Laurentiis Productions. In 1987, she left her role as president of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Fico
Raffaella Fico (born 29 January 1988) is an Italian showgirl, singer, and model. Life and career Born in Cercola, Fico is the daughter of two shopkeepers of fruit and vegetables. In August 2007, she won an Italian beauty contest, "Miss Grand Prix". Fico became first known one year later thanks to her participation in the eighth edition of ''Il Grande Fratello'', the Italian version of the reality show '' Big Brother''. The same year she received widespread media attention for having allegedly auction off her virginity for €1 million during an interview for the Italian magazine '' Chi''. In 2008 she also made her film debut in ''Storia di un amore'' by Maria Manna. In 2009, she hosted the Italia 1 show ''Real TV'' on Italia 1. Between 2009 and 2010 she featured in four quiz shows hosted by Enrico Papi and broadcast on Italia 1 (''Il colore dei soldi'', ''Prendere o lasciare'', ''Cento X Cento'' and ''Trasformat''). In October 2009, she had an alleged relationship with foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Imbriani
Raffaella Imbriani (born 24 January 1973 in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg) is a German judoka who competed in the women's half-lightweight category. She held five German senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of thirty-five medals in her career, including four from major international tournaments ( European and World Championships), and represented Germany in the 52-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Imbriani also trained for Judo Club Ettlingen and then Judo League in Brandenburg under her personal coach and sensei Wolfgang Zuckschwerdt. Imbriani reached the pinnacle of her sporting career at the 2001 World Judo Championships in Munich, where she picked up a silver in the 52-kg division, losing to North Korean judoka and 1996 Olympic champion Kye Sun-hui in front of her home crowd. Two years later, she shared bronze medals with Japan's Yuki Yokosawa in the same division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, which guaranteed her a spot on the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaella Modugno
Raffaella Modugno is an Italian model who was crowned ''Miss Curve d'Italia Lazio 2011'' ("Miss Curvy Lazio 2011"). Retrieved 2014. She was the cover model of the German ''Maxim'' (2012) and Indian '' GQ'' (2013), and modeled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Coin and Prada. In the end of 2013 she played a main role in the video for the song "Timber" by Pitbull. In 2011 and 2012, she appeared in two Italian TV series: '' Qualunquemente'' and ''Teresa Manganiello'', respectively. In 2014 she was named among the "25 Most Beautiful Women in the world" by the Italian webmagazine "BE! Magazine". Early life Modugno was born on 3 March 1988 in Ariano Irpino, Province of Avellino, Italy, to Joseph e Julia Modugno. She has a twin sister, Rosanna, and a brother, Vincent. As a teenager she was a basketball player, sport which she dedicated professionally 13 years of her life. At age 12, she started watching the Miss Italia contest with major interest. Career Pageantry Raf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
