Lauretta Masiero

Lauretta Masiero (25 October 1927 – 23 March 2010) was an Italian actress and singer.

Lauretta Masiero
Masiero in 1966
Born(1927-10-25)25 October 1927
Venice, Italy
Died23 March 2010(2010-03-23) (aged 82)
Rome, Italy
SpouseJohnny Dorelli
ChildrenGianluca Guidi

Biography

Dancing career

Venetian-born Lauretta Masiero debuted in the theater of varieties as a dancer with Wanda Osiris. In 1945 she debuted with Erminio Macario.[1]

Acting career

In 1962 she began acting in films. She worked with such stars as Totò, Ugo Tognazzi, Johnny Dorelli, Raimondo Vianello and Oreste Lionello. She portrayed the protagonist in the television series, The Adventures of Storm Laura.[2]

Personal life

Lauretta was married to Johnny Dorelli; the couple had a son, actor Gianluca Guidi.[3]

Death

Masiero died, aged 82, on 23 March 2010, in a clinic in Rome, following a long hospitalization from Alzheimer's disease. She is entombed at the San Michele cemetery on the Isola di San Michele in Venice. [4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1952The Tired OutlawSusanna
1952Canzoni di mezzo secolo
1953Siamo tutti Milanesi
1954Gran VarietàYvette la mondana(episodio 'Fregoli')
1954It Happened at the Police StationSilvana Moretti
1954Baracca e burattini
1958Toto in ParisAiutante del marchese / La zingara
1958Vento di primaveraDiana
1958Marinai, donne e guaiMademoiselle Ester
1959Pensione Edelweiss
1959Lui, lei e il nonnoSandra
1959Le confident de ces damesUne cliente
1959Tipi da spiaggiaSilvia Barenson
1960Ferragosto in bikiniPaola Piccoli
1960Caravan petrol
1961Sua Eccellenza si fermò a mangiareErnesto's Lover
1961Cacciatori di doteAlba Ibanez
1964Napoleone a Firenze
1977Peccatori di provinciaConcetta Lo Curcio
1990Captain Fracassa's JourneyLady Leonarde
1992Ostinato destinoCarolina Rambaldi

References
  1. "Archivio Giovanni Testori". fondazionemondadori.it
  2. "Addio a Lauretta Masiero, la regina del teatro brillante". roma.corriere.it. 23 March 2010
  3. "Teatro: e' morta Lauretta Masiero obituary (in Italian)". ansa.it. 23 March 2010
  4. "RIP Lauretta Masiero". westernsallitaliana.blogspot.com. 23 March 2010
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