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

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Athina Cenci
Athina Cenci in the movie Yuppies 2 (1986)
Born	(1946-03-13) 13 March 1946 (age 76) Kos (Greece)
Occupation	actress
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Life and career

Born in Kos, Greece, Cenci was co-founder and member, together with Francesco Nuti and Alessandro Benvenuti, of the comedy ensamble "GianCattivi" with whom she achieved her first successes on stage and on television.[1][2] 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 Awards 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.[1][2][3] 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.[1] In 1999 Cenci was elected with the Democrats of the Left in the city council of Florence.[2] In 2001 she suffered a stroke that forced her to interrupt her artistic and political activities for many years.[2] She reappeared in public in 2014 and the year after returned on stage as protagonist.

References

External links

• Athina Cenci at IMDb