Elsa Martinelli
Elsa Martinelli (actually: Elsa Tia ) ( born January 30, 1935 in Grosseto) is an Italian film actress.
Life
Martinelli worked as a shop assistant and barmaid. It was discovered in 1953 by Italian designer Roberto Capucci, and then worked as a photo model and mannequin. Kirk Douglas brought them finally to the film. In 1954, she starred in " Between two fires " (The Indian Fighter ). At the International Film Festival in Berlin in 1956, she received the Best Actor Award for Donatella in " Young Love in Rome." In 1962, she co-starred with John Wayne and Hardy Kruger in Hatari!
Since the 1970s, Martinelli moved increasingly back from the film business and became a successful fashion designer.
Martinelli has a daughter, born in 1958, actress Cristiana Mancinelli. Since 1968, she was with photographer Willy Rizzo ( 1928-2013 ) married.