Sylvanas Pampanini is an Italian actress whose career began in the mid 40s of the last century. The young generation of viewers is little familiar with her work, but, nevertheless, she is a unique person who has lived an interesting and long life.
Biography of Sylvanas Pampanini
The future actress was born on September 25, 1925 in Rome. Her parents were from Venice. In her youth, she studied dancing, studied piano and singing. Sylvanas Pampanini graduated from the Conservatory of St. Cecilia.
At 21, the girl became a participant in the Miss Italy beauty contest, which took place in the Italian municipality of Stresa, in the Piedmont region. Sylvanas could not be defeated, but she was awarded the prize of audience sympathy.
Initially, the girl wanted to follow in the footsteps of her aunt Rosetta and become a singer. However, her passion for cinema changed her plans, and already in 1947 her first debut took place. She played a cameo role in the movie Apocalypse, directed by Giuseppe Maria Skoteze.
Actor career
Very soon, Sylvanas Pampanini became very famous in the world of cinema. In the early 50s of the last century, she was considered a symbol of beauty. The most popular films that brought the actress tremendous success are considered such films as O'Key Nero, Roman Beauty and the Presidential. In the midst of popularity, the girl was literally bombarded with offers of roles. In the year she could participate in the filming of several feature films.
The film "Husband for Anna Dzakkeo", filmed by director Giuseppe de Santis, brought her stunning popularity in the USSR in the mid-50s of the last century.
The actress had a very independent nature, which helped her to go beyond the role of the “sex bomb” attributed to her. The complex nature led to the fact that Sylvanas Pampanini often had conflicts with producers.
The girl had a very attractive appearance, so crowds of admirers followed her. Despite this, she remained unmarried until the end of her days. And he had to sue one boyfriend at all. Maurice Ergas (a well-known producer in Italy) invited Sylvanas Pampanini to marry him, but the actress refused him. After that, he sues her, hoping to return the money invested in the girl. Maurice claims that she spent money on the purchase of precious jewelry and furs. However, the court was on the side of Sylvanas. Enraged by such a decision, the influential producer makes every possible effort to destroy the career of the once beloved. And he succeeded in that.
Since 1956, the career of the actress came to naught. She was no longer given the main roles, and a little later she was completely invited to shoot. True, Sylvanas Pampanini had already accumulated a certain wealth by that time, so she was not in poverty. In the mid-60s, she completely completed her acting career.
Life after ...
After completing her career, Sylvanas devotes all her time to her parents, because she does not have a husband or children. Periodically, it flashes on the screen. In 1970, she was invited to participate in the staging of the play based on the work of the French writer Gustave Flaubert. She played herself in the movie Taxi Driver (1983). Almost twenty years later, Sylvanas takes part in the Domenica In television program, where she dances and sings.
In 2004, the memoirs of the actress "Scandalously Decency" were published.
Sylvanas spent the end of her life in Monaco. She died on January 6, 2016, at the age of 90. The cause of death is complications after the operation, which the actress underwent in 2015.