Patrizia Pellegrino

Biography

Patrizia Pellegrino, born on 28 July 1962 in Torre Annunziata, Italy, is an accomplished actress, television personality, and singer. She graduated in dance from the San Carlo Academy in Naples and made her film debut in the 1977 movie *Onore e guapparia*. Pellegrino rose to prominence in the early 1980s, featuring as a lead actress in various comedy films and serving as a showgirl and presenter on several television variety shows. In the late 1980s, she shifted her focus to the stage, performing in both comedic and dramatic works alongside notable figures such as Vittorio Gassman and Pietro Garinei. Pellegrino also pursued a music career, achieving recognition with her Italo disco single "Beng!!!". She gained additional fame by participating in the second season of the reality show *L'Isola dei Famosi*.