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She died at the age of 77 Catherine Spaak, actress and TV presenter, but also singer and dancer. Sick for a long time, in 2020 she suffered from a brain hemorrhage, she died yesterday in a Roman clinic.
Born in France April 3, 1945 Coming from a Belgian family, he made his debut in Italy in 1960 with “Dolci inganni” by Alberto Lattuada. The stereotype of a ruthless teenager is found in many of the films she stars in during the first half of the 1960s. At the same time, Dischi Ricordi offered her a contract and her first 45s were released, including You Scare Me (1964), The Surf Army, aka We Are the Boys, which became a hit. also thanks to the promotion on the Saturday night TV shows, where he was a frequent guest.
The cinema
Catherine Spaak in the 60s Photo Ansa © www.giornaledibrescia.it
In 1964 she was awarded the Golden Plaque of David di Donatello and became a recurring figure in Italian comedy (“L’armata Brancaleone”, “Adulterio all’italiana”, “La matriarca”, “Certo, certissimo, in fact .. . probably”). In 1967 she was suggested to play the protagonist in Dino Rose’s The Tiger alongside Vittorio Gassman and Eleanor Parker, but the role was later given to AnnMargret. In 1968 he interpreted “La vedova allegra”, a television musical based on the operetta of the same name, under the direction of Antonello Falqui. Male partner was Johnny Dorelli, whom she will marry in 1972 and with whom he will have a son, Gabriele, before separating in 1979.
The TV
Spaak in a 2014 photo Photo Ansa / Maurizio Brambatti © www.giornaledibrescia.it
Since 1970 He started writing for some newspapers, in collaboration with Corriere della Sera, Amica, Marie Claire, Il Mattino, Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni, while the cinema activities are gradually thinning out. From 1985 to 1988 he directed the first three editions of “Forum” with Judge Santi Licheri within Buona Domenica. Author and host of successful talk shows, the most famous of which is Harem (more than 15 issues for Rai3), she was appreciated by audiences for her elegance and sophistication.
In the 20022003 television season, she worked as a TV presenter on LA7 on the show “The Angel’s Dream”. In 2007 she participated as a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars” while in 2015 she was one of the contestants on the tenth edition of the reality show The Island of the Famous, which aired on Channel 5. In her private life, Spaak has been married 4 times.
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