[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]
Born Ernesta De Mola in Milan, Italy on October 28, 1923. Tina De Mola (stage name) was the daughter of a barber. After winning a contest for new voices in 1941, she started her career as singer-actress with several avanspettacolo companies. In 1942, she met Renato Rascel, and soon became his wife and the Primadonna in his revue company. That same year she made her film debut, in Giacomo Gentilomo's “Pazzo d'amore”. In 1946, De Mola participated to the Miss Italia beauty contest, getting the title of "Miss Sorriso D'Italia". After working on stage with the companies led by Erminio Macario, Ugo Tognazzi and Mario Carotenuto, she successfully toured South America with a program of Italian music. From 1955 onwards, she became a central figure in early Italian television, as a hostess and soubrette in a number of variety shows. De Mola and Rascel obtained the Roman Rota's annulment of marriage in 1963, and De Mola supposedly remarried in 1971but I can find no mention of her second husband.
Tina De Mola died in Rome on April 12, 2012 at the age of 88
Tina appeared in one Spaghetti western “La sceriffa” (The Sheriff) in 1959 as Dolly.
De MOLA, Tina (Ernesta De Mola)
[10/28/1923, Milan, Lombardy Italy – 4/18/2012, Rome, Lazio, Italy] – director,
writer, composer, songwriter, theater, film, TV actor, singer, married to
Renato Rascel (Renato Ranucci) [1912-1991] (1943-1958), married ? (1971-????).
The Sheriff – 1959 (Dolly)
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