Cinzia Leone (born 4 March 1959) is an Italian actress and comedian.

Life and career

Born in

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, Italy, Leone began working in the theater since 1981, but became popular thanks to the participation to several variety shows of good success broadcast by

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(''La TV delle ragazze'', ''Scusate l'interruzione'', ''Avanzi'', ''Tunnel'').Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . She is also active in films, mainly used for short but often effective character roles. In 1991 Leone suffered a congenital

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of the

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, undergoing a complicated surgery in

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, which had a mortality rate of 80%. She was paralyzed on the left side of the body but was able to recover completely. She eventually went back to work after a long absence.

Selected filmography

* '' Le finte bionde'' (1989) * ''

Stasera a casa di Alice ''Stasera a casa di Alice'' () is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Plot Saverio and Filippo are two friends who manage together the religious travel agency owned by their wives in Rome. However, Filippo's wife has discovered ...

'' (1990) * '' Donne con le gonne'' (1991) * '' Parenti serpenti'' (1992) * '' Selvaggi'' (1995) * '' The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics'' (1996) * '' Nero bifamiliare'' (2007) * '' Nemici per la pelle'' (2006) * ''

Sympathy for the Lobster ''Sympathy for the Lobster'' () is a 2007 Italian mockumentary film written, directed and starred by Sabina Guzzanti. The film premiered out of competition at the 64th Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Sabina Guzzanti *Pierfrancesco Lo ...

'' (2007)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leone, Cinzia Italian film actresses Italian television actresses 1959 births Actresses from Rome Living people Italian television personalities Italian stage actresses Italian women comedians Comedians from Rome