List of famous Italian women with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
Not every Italian lady is a fashionista as many people may believe! But every Italian woman is surely blessed with the femininity and grace that makes her naturally beautiful and desirable. Being an Italian woman is not just about being beautiful, it is more about having the character and determination that most Italians identify with. The world’s very first gynecologist, Trotula of Salerno, was an Italian woman physician who specialized in women’s health during the 11th and 12th centuries. Another pioneer was Dorotea Bucca, the physician who was the first person to encourage women to enter the science fields. Italian women have several achievements to be proud of—the first ever woman in the world to be awarded a University degree was the Venetian mathematician Elena Cornaro Piscopia.
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Isabella Rossellini(Actor, Model, Film director, Writer, Autobiographer)
18 June 1952
Rome
Gemini
Beatrice Borromeo(Model, Journalist, Television presenter, Socialite)
18 August 1985
Innichen, Italy
Leo
Chiara Ferragni
Claudia Cardinale(Actor)
15 April 1938
La Goulette
Aries
Catherine of Siena(Philosopher)
25 March 1347
29 April 1380
Siena, Italy
Aries
Gina Lollobrigida(Actor, Photographer, Sculptor, Journalist)
04 July 1927
Subiaco
Cancer
Sara Tommasi(Pornographic actor, Actor, Model, Glamour model)
09 June 1981
Narni
Gemini
Sabrina Salerno
Laura Pausini(Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Record producer)
16 May 1974
Faenza
Taurus
Asia Argento(Film director, Actor, Film producer, Disc jockey, Singer, Screenwriter, Model, Writer)
20 September 1975
Rome
Virgo
Anita Pallenberg(Actor, Model)
06 April 1944
Rome
Aries
Dalida(Actor, Film actor, Singer, Musician, Model)
17 January 1933
03 May 1987
Cairo
Capricorn
Pier Angeli(Actor)
19 June 1932
10 September 1971
Cagliari
Gemini
Flavia Pennetta(Tennis player)
25 February 1982
Brindisi
Pisces
Tamara Ecclestone(Model, Television presenter)
28 June 1984
Milan
Cancer
Caterina Murino(Actor, Model)
15 September 1977
Cagliari
Virgo
Giuliana Rancic(Actor, Journalist, Restaurateur)
17 August 1974
Naples
Leo
Valeria Golino(actor, model, film director)
22 October 1965
Naples
Libra
Greta Scacchi(Actor)
18 February 1960
Milan
Aquarius
Raffaella Fico
Oriana Fallaci(War correspondent, Politician, Writer, Journalist, Conspiracy theorist)
29 June 1929
15 September 2006
Florence
Cancer
Clare of Assisi(monk)
1193 AD
11 August 1253
Assisi
Rula Jebreal(Journalist, Pundit, Writer, Screenwriter)
24 April 1973
Haifa
Taurus
Allegra Versace(Socialite, Model)
30 June 1986
Milan
Cancer
Daniela Bianchi(Actor, Model, Beauty pageant contestant)
31 January 1942
Rome
Aquarius
Lidia Bastianich(Writer, Restaurateur, Television presenter)
21 February 1947
Pula
Pisces
Rosabell Laurenti Sellers(Stage actor, Film actor, Television actor)
27 March 1996
Naples
Aries
Ornella Muti(Actor)
09 March 1955
Rome
Pisces
Caterina Sforza(politician)
1463 AD
28 May 1509
Milan
Violante Placido(Actor, Singer)
01 May 1976
Rome
Taurus
Moana Pozzi(Pornographic actor, Autobiographer)
27 April 1961
15 September 1994
Genoa
Taurus
Cristina Scabbia(Singer, Composer, Songwriter)
06 June 1972
Milan
Gemini
Elsa Martinelli(Actor, Model, Film actor)
30 January 1935
Grosseto
Aquarius
Miuccia Prada(entrepreneur, fashion designer)
10 May 1948
Milan
Taurus
Simonetta Stefanelli(Actor, Businessperson)
30 November 1954
Rome
Sagittarius
Edwige Fenech(Actor, Film producer, Television presenter)
24 December 1948
Annaba
Capricorn
Elisabetta Canalis(Actor, Art model, Television presenter, Showgirl, Model)
12 September 1978
Sassari
Virgo
Ylenia Carrisi(Presenter)
29 November 1970
06 January 1994
Rome
Sagittarius
Alida Valli(Actor, Singer)
31 May 1921
22 April 2006
Pula
Gemini
Elsa Schiaparelli(Fashion designer)
10 September 1890
13 November 1973
Rome
Virgo
Lory Del Santo(Film director, Model, Actor, Beauty pageant contestant)
28 September 1958
Povegliano Veronese
Libra
Valentina Cortese(film actor, stage actor)
01 January 1923
Milan
Capricorn
Laura Antonelli(Actor)
28 November 1941
22 June 2015
Pula
Sagittarius
Alessandra Mussolini(Actor, Politician, Model)
30 December 1962
Rome
Capricorn
Roberta Vinci(Tennis player)
18 February 1983
Taranto
Aquarius
Maria Grazia Cucinotta(Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Model)
27 July 1968
Messina
Leo
Jasmine Trinca(Actor)
24 April 1981
Rome
Taurus
Virna Lisi(Actor)
08 November 1936
18 December 2014
Ancona
Scorpio
Claudia Romani
Nicole Trunfio(Model)
16 March 1986
Merredin
Pisces
Sofonisba Anguissola(painter, artist, visual artist)
1535 AD
16 November 1625
Cremona
Luciana Paluzzi(Actor)
10 June 1937
Rome
Gemini
Silvana Mangano(Actor, Model)
21 April 1930
16 December 1989
Rome
Taurus
Monica Vitti(Actor, Screenwriter, Film director)
03 November 1931
Rome
Scorpio
Magda Olivero(Singer, Opera singer)
25 March 1910
08 September 2014
Saluzzo
Aries
Gianna Beretta Molla(Saint)
04 October 1922
28 April 1962
Magenta, Italy
Libra
Gloria Guida(Actor, Singer, Model)
19 November 1955
Merano
Scorpio
Leonarda Cianciulli(serial killer)
14 April 1894
15 October 1970
Montella
Aries
Veronica De Laurentiis(Author)
13 January 1950
Rome
Capricorn
Rachele Mussolini11 April 1890
30 October 1979
Predappio
Aries
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Singer)
16 November 1964
Turin
Scorpio
Gabriella Pession(Actor, Film actor)
02 November 1977
Daytona Beach
Scorpio
Fabiana Udenio(Actor)
21 December 1964
Buenos Aires
Sagittarius
Vannozza dei Cattanei13 July 1442
24 November 1518
Mantua
Cancer
Veronica Franco(poet, writer, model)
25 March 1546
22 July 1591
Venice
Aries
Giulia Farnese1474 AD
23 March 1524
Canino
Giada Colagrande(Film director, Actor, Screenwriter)
16 October 1975
Pescara
Libra
Selen(actor, pornographic actor, television presenter)
17 December 1966
Rome
Sagittarius
Sabrina(actor, singer, model, record producer, composer)
15 March 1968
Genoa
Pisces
Zita of Bourbon-Parma09 May 1892
14 March 1989
Camaiore
Taurus
Romaine Brooks(Painter, Sculptor)
01 May 1874
07 December 1970
Rome
Taurus
Nicoletta Braschi(Actor, Film producer)
19 April 1960
Cesena
Aries
Ramba
Cecilia Bartoli(Singer, Opera singer)
04 June 1966
Rome
Gemini
Serena Grandi(Actor, Model)
23 March 1958
Bologna
Aries
Kasia Smutniak
Miriam Leone
Elisabetta Gregoraci(Model, Television presenter)
08 February 1980
Soverato
Aquarius
Debora Caprioglio(Actor, Model)
03 May 1968
Venice
Taurus
Simona CaparriniFlorence
Giulietta Masina(actor)
22 February 1920
23 March 1994
San Giorgio di Piano
Pisces
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Italian women have left their indelible marks on world literature and fine arts. Francesca Caccini was the first woman to compose opera while Sofonisba Anguissola became the first female artist to achieve international fame. Anna Magnani, a famous actress of the post-war period strived hard to break the stereotype that actresses are meant only to be beautiful and sexy and rose to fame through her intelligence and acting skills. Read on to learn more about the famous Italian women who made this world more vibrant and richer.
