Rosalina Neri

Not to be confused with Rosalba Neri.
Rosalina Neri
Neri in 1954
Born(1927-11-12)12 November 1927
Arcisate, Italy
Died5 June 2024(2024-06-05) (aged 96)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationActress
Years active1954–2020
PartnerJack Hylton
Children1 daughter

Rosalina Neri (12 November 1927 – 5 June 2024) was an Italian stage, television, film and radio actress.

Life and career

Born in Arcisate, Province of Varese, Neri started her career appearing in the 1954 Garinei & Giovannini's musical comedy Tobia la candina spia.[1] She had her breakout with the Marcello Marchesi's RAI variety show Invito al sorriso, and got a lot of press coverage because of her resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, which led to her being labeled as the "Italian Marilyn Monroe" and nicknamed Marilina.[1][2][3]

During a trip in England to shoot a television commercial, Neri met the conductor Jack Hylton, with whom she started a long romantic relationship and had a daughter, Angela.[2][3][4] During her career she was mainly active on stage, where among others she worked with Giorgio Strehler and Umberto Simonetta.[1][2]

Neri died in Milan on 5 June 2024, at the age of 96.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. "Neri, Rosalina". Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 261–2. ISBN 888440214X.
  2. ^ a b c Manin, Giuseppina (22 August 2019). "Rosalina Neri, da "Marilyn di Arcisate" al premio alla carriera: 70 anni sul palco". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Arcidiacono, Eugenio (21 July 2016). "Rosalina Neri: non sono solo la sosia di Marilyn". Famiglia Cristiana. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ Aspesi, Natalia (13 June 2016). "Marilyn". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Addio a Rosalina Neri, da Arcisate ai palcoscenici di tutto il mondo". Varese News. Retrieved 7 June 2024.