Athina Cenci

Athina Cenci (born 13 March 1946) is a Greek-born Italian former actress, stand-up comedian and politician.^[1]

Life and career

Born in Kos, Greece, Cenci was co-founder and member, together with Francesco Nuti and Alessandro Benvenuti, of the comedy ensemble "GianCattivi" with whom she achieved her first successes on stage and on television.^[2]^[3] She made her film debut with GianCattivi in West of Paperino (1982), then, after the group split, she started a successful solo career winning two David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Mario Monicelli's Let's Hope It's a Girl and Carlo Verdone's Compagni di scuola.^[2]^[3]^[4] She later also worked with other notable directors, including Paolo and Vittorio Taviani and Ettore Scola, and was active on stage and on television, in TV-series and variety shows.^[2] In 1999 Cenci was elected with the Democrats of the Left in the city council of Florence.^[3] In 2001 she suffered a stroke that forced her to interrupt her artistic and political activities for many years.^[3]^[5] She reappeared in public in 2014 and the year after returned on stage as protagonist.

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^ ^a ^b ^c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (28 February 2024). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 978-8884402141.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.
^ Enrico Lancia (28 February 1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
^ "Athina Cenci, il ritorno al cinema. "I fiori, i tartufi, la poesia: ogni giorno ricomincio daccapo"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 3 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023.