Rossella Como

Rossella Como (29 January 1939 – 20 December 1986) was an Italian actress and television personality.

Life and career Born in Rome, Rossella Como started her career at just 16 years old as a TV presenter, in the RAI show Primo applauso. Shortly later she made her film debut in a little but critically appreciated role in the Dino Risi's comedy film Poor, But Handsome.

From then Como appeared with some frequency both as an actress and as a presenter in films and on television, as well as on stage. In 1973 she was author and main actress of Roma Amor, a successful stage musical where she alternated Roman folk songs to sonnets of Pier Paolo Pasolini and Trilussa and with which she long toured in Italy and Latin America.

Rossella Como died of cancer.

Partial filmography

Roland the Mighty (1956) - Dolores Poor, But Handsome (1957) - Jole Oh! Sabella (1957) - Evelina Mancuso Seven Hills of Rome (1957) - Anita Lazzarella (1957) - Fanny Io, mammeta e tu (1958) - Carmelina, la figlia Legs of Gold (1958) - Carla Fontana Elena (uncredited) L'amore nasce a Roma (1958) - Doretta Carmela è una bambola (1958) - Doretta Caporale di giornata (1958) - Margherita Marinai, donne e guai (1958) - Juanita, la fotografa Perfide.... ma belle (1959) - Angela Antonia Garofalo The Loves of Hercules (1960) - Aleia Pesci d'oro e bikini d'argento (1961) Cacciatori di dote (1961) - Nella, Chambermaid Che femmina!! E... che dollari! (1961) Nerone '71 (1962) Il sangue e la sfida (1962) 2 samurai per 100 geishe (1962) 8½ (1963) - Un'amica di Luisa Toto vs. the Four (1963) - Moglie di Lancetti The Magnificent Adventurer (1963) - Angela La pupa (1963) Scanzonatissimo (1963) The Shortest Day (1963) - Infermiera (uncredited) I due toreri (1964) - Dolores Canzoni, bulli e pupe (1964) Seven Vengeful Women (1966) - Katy Grimaldi The Million Dollar Countdown (1967) - Claudine I Married You for Fun (1967) - Ginestra How to Kill 400 Duponts (1967) - Barbara Le Duc, la moglie Ragan (1968) - Maria Franco, Ciccio e le vedove allegre (1968) - Mara It's Your Move (1968) - Mme Guinet Il sole è di tutti (1968) - Gianna I giardini del diavolo (1971) - Liesel Trastevere (1971) - Teresa Il sergente Klems (1971) - Miss Schinn, the Reporter The Best (1976) - Signora Chiocchietti Vacanze di Natale (1983) - Signora Covelli Christmas Present (1986) - (uncredited) (final film role)