Rosalina Neri

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. 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.

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. During her career she was mainly active on stage, where among others she worked with Giorgio Strehler and Umberto Simonetta.

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

Selected filmography

 * I pinguini ci guardano (1956)
 *  (1958)
 *  (1968)
 * The Betrothed (TV, 1989)
 * The House of Smiles (1991)
 * Three Men and a Leg (1997)
 * All the Moron's Men (1999)
 * Finalmente soli (TV, 1999-2004)
 *  (2012)
 * The Predators (2020)