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.

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)