Carole André

Carole André-Smith (born 11 March 1953) is a French-Italian former actress. Her best known role was Sandokan's love interest Lady Marianna, nicknamed "", in the successful RAI series Sandokan. Since retiring from acting, she has been the International Marketing Director at Cinecittà Studios, as well as an architect and interior designer.

Life and career Growing up in Rome as the daughter of French actress Gaby André and American businessman Ely Smith, Carole André already spent time on the sets of Cinecittà at a very early age. There followed another small part in another Spaghetti Western later that year. At the age of 15, she acted in Mario Monicelli's black comedy Oh, Grandmother's Dead (1969). In an interview she gave in 1974, André considered it her most important film.

In 1980, she returned to Italy and appeared intermittently in a number of TV serials and cinematic films until the early 1990s.

At the age of 40, André developed a passion for swimming and recently started to compete in swimming tournaments for seniors. In 2018, she won the 200 meter freestyle race at the "Campionati Regionali Master Lazio" at the Zero9 pool in Rome under the name Carole Wendy Smith, setting a new record.

André now holds the position of International Marketing Director at Cinecittà.

Selected filmography