Marilù Tolo

Marilù Tolo
Born
Maria Lucia Tolo

(1944-01-16) 16 January 1944 (age 80)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActress
Years active1960–1985

Marilù Tolo (born Maria Lucia Tolo; 16 January 1944) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1960 and 1985.

Life and career

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Tolo was born in Rome, and at a very young age worked as an assistant of Mario Riva in the RAI variety show Il Musichiere.[1] She made her film debut at 16 years old in Alberto Lattuada's Sweet Deceptions.[1]

She was also a fashion model, and a close friend of Italian stylist Valentino. Valentino said in an interview to Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Tolo was the only woman he had ever really loved.[2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Roberto Chiti. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Le attrici. Gremese, 1999. ISBN 8877423420.
  2. ^ Valentino interviewed by La Repubblica, 27 June 2007
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