Cinzia De Ponti

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Cinzia De Ponti
Born
Cinzia Fiordeponti

3 October 1960 (1960-10-03) (age 63)
Pescara, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • television host
TitleMiss Italia 1979
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1982
(2nd Runner-up)

Cinzia Fiordeponti, best known as Cinzia De Ponti (born 3 October 1960), is an Italian actress, model, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia 1979 and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1982.

Life and career[edit]

De Ponti was born in Pescara. In 1979, while a law student at Teramo University, she won the Miss Italia beauty contest.[1] She later won the 1982 Miss Universo Italia contest and entered the Miss Universe 1982 competition, ranking third.[2][3]

De Ponti studied as an actress at the "Studio di arti sceniche" drama school led by Alessandro Fersen.[2] She appeared in a number of films in the 1980s, alternating main roles in comedy and genre films and minor roles in art films.[2] Since the second half of the 1980s, she focused on television, working as an actress and a presenter.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1980 La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà Laura - lover of Massimo
1981 Mia moglie torna a scuola Giulia
1981 Perché non facciamo l'amore? [it] Irene - Renato's wife
1981 Ski Mistress Carla
1981 Il marito in vacanza [it] Antonietta Liberti
1982 The New York Ripper Rosie - Ferry victim
1982 Vigili e vigilesse Carolina Agnolotti
1982 An Ideal Adventure Zafferi's Daughter
1982 Manhattan Baby Jamie Lee
1982 Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte)
1983 Notturno Carol Dexter
1984 Monster Shark Florinda
1984 Uccelli d'Italia Monsignor's Lover - The first slapping Actress
1985 Power of Evil
1985 Killer vs. Killers His Excelency's Secretary
1985 Carabinieri si nasce [it] Ragazza russa
1986 Senza scrupoli [it] Clara
1986 Fotoromanzo [it] Sissy
1986 Yuppies - I giovani di successo Woman in red
1987 L'estate sta finendo [it] Monica
1987 White Apache Isabella
1987 The Last Minute Ornella
1988 Un amore di donna Cinzia

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aldo Valleroni (3 September 1979). "E' andata a una studentessa di Pescara la quarantesima fascia di "miss Italia"". La Stampa. No. 231. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b c d Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 107–108. ISBN 888440214X.
  3. ^ "Miss universo è canadese. L'italiana terza". La Stampa. No. 182. 27 July 1982. p. 15.

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