Daniela Poggi
Birth date17 October 1954 (age 71)
Birth placeSavona, Italy
Other namesDaniela Levy
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present

Daniela Poggi (born 17 October 1954) is an Italian film and stage actress and television presenter.

Biography

Born in Savona, Italy, at young age Poggi studied ballet, then graduated from Linguistic High-school.[1] Following her family she moved in Milan where she started working in commercials;[1] resumed her ballet studies, after a few minor film roles Poggi had the first great opportunity in 1978, chosen by Walter Chiari to star with him in the revue Hai mai provato nell'acqua calda?.[1] In 1979 she got a huge popularity thanks to the participation to the Rai 1 variety television La sberla, that was seen by an average of about 20 million viewers.[1]

Poggi started her cinema career in genre films, especially starring in roles of sexual object in several commedie sexy all'italiana,[1] then, from late 1980s, she switched into more dramatic roles. She was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2001.[2]

She considers herself Roman Catholic.[3]

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

  • Donna speciale (1988)[4]

Prize and awards

  • 24 October 2020: the 9th edition of the John Paul II Prize in Bisceglie, Italy, together with the Roman Catholic Apostolic Nuncio Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián, Simona Amabene, the Italian founder of the Marian family prayer group Costola Rosa, the singers Golec uOrkiestra, Paolo Mengoli, Manuela Villa, Igor Minerva, Daniele Si Nasce, Devis Manoni, Silva Perentin, and the actors Valentina Persia, Luca Capuano, and Vincenzo Bocciarelli.[5]

References

  1. ^ Antonelli, Lamberto (August 24, 1981). "Daniela Poggi scappa dall'harem" (in Italian). La Stampa
  2. ^ "ambassador e testimonial – Daniela Poggi" (in Italian). UNICEF. Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Giordano, Lucio (7 March 2025). "Sono testimone di un miracolo: mia madre andò a Lourdes e tornò a camminare" (in Italian). Dipiù. No. 9. pp. 78–81.
  4. ^ Daniela Poggi discography at Discogs
  5. ^ "A San Ferdinando e a Bisceglie la IX edizione del Riconoscimento Giovanni Paolo II" [In San Ferdinando and Bisceglie the IX edition of the John Paul II Award] (in Italian). October 21, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2021.