Delia Scala
Delia Scala (real Odette Bedogni ; born September 9, 1929 in Bracciano ; † January 15, 2004 in Livorno ) was an Italian dancer and actress .
Life
Scala has been taking ballet lessons at Milan's Teatro alla Scala since childhood , which is reflected in her stage name after graduation. After various appearances in musicals and musical comedies, she went to the young Italian television , where she played many shows from 1956 until well into the next decade and became one of the biggest stars of the relatively young medium. By then she had appeared in over 30 films, mostly comedies and revue films . The TV miniseries Casa Cecilia (1982/83) brought late success .
Scala also recorded various records.
In private life, her life was less happy. At the age of 15, during the Second World War, she was married to a Greek officer, from whom she separated two years later (the marriage was finally annulled in 1956). In the mid-1950s, her relationship with Formula 1 driver Eugenio Castellotti received intensive media coverage until the racing driver had a fatal accident in 1957. Ten years later Scala married Piero Giannotti , who died in 1982. She was able to live with the industrialist Arturo Fremura , who was married in 1985, until 2001, when Fremura's life ended with cancer. In 1970 Scala herself was diagnosed with breast cancer, which, after disappearing for many years, reappeared in 2002 and ultimately led to her death.
Filmography (selection)
- 1948: Critical Years (Anni difficili)
- 1950: A dog's life (Vita da cani)
- 1951: I love a murderer (Amo un assassino)
- 1951: Messalina - The Cruel Beauty (Messalina)
- 1951: Zorro, the hero (Il sogno di Zorro)
- 1952: It happened point 11 (Roma ore 11)
- 1954: Before the Flood (Avant le déluge)
- 1954: When night falls in Paris (Touchez pas au grisbi)
- 1954: Seven Sweet Sins (J'avais sept filles)
- 1956: love under hot skies (Gobbiah, mon amour)
- 1959: Terror in Oklahoma (Il terrore dell'Oklahoma)
Television shows
- Lui e lei
- Canzonissima
- Delia Scala story
- Signore e signora
Web links
- Delia Scala in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary in the Variety
- further obituary (ital.)
- Delia Scala at Discogs (English)
- Delia Scala in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scala, Delia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bedogni, Odette |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actress and dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bracciano |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 2004 |
| Place of death | Livorno |