Marisa Laurito

Marisa Laurito
Born (1951-04-19) 19 April 1951 (age 73)
Naples, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television personality

Marisa Laurito (born 19 April 1951) is an Italian actress, singer and television personality.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Italy, Laurito debuted at a very young age entering the stage company of Eduardo De Filippo.[1][2][3] She obtained large popularity with Renzo Arbore's variety show Quelli della notte, and then went on to host several TV-programs, including two editions of the RAI Saturday night show Fantastico.[1][2][3] In 1989, she entered the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Il babà è una cosa seria", ranking twelfth.[1][3] Laurito is also author of several cookbooks. She believes in one God but she does not follow any religion.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini. ISBN 978-88-6346-229-6.
  2. ^ a b Grasso, Aldo, ed. (1996). Enciclopedia della televisione (in Italian). Milan: Garzanti. ISBN 88-11-50466-X.
  3. ^ a b c Dell'Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo (2008). Catalogo dei viventi 2009: 7247 italiani notevoli con l'indice di tutti i nomi citati (in Italian). Venice: Marsilio. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
  4. ^ Giordano, Lucio (10 November 2023). "Credo in un unico Dio che è amore, ma non nelle regole della religione". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 45. pp. 86–89.