Cinzia De Ponti

Cinzia Fiordeponti, best known as Cinzia De Ponti (born 3 October 1960), is an Italian actress, model, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia 1979 and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1982.

Cinzia De Ponti
Born
Cinzia Fiordeponti

3 October 1960 (1960-10-03) (age 59)
Pescara, Italy
OccupationActress • Model • TV Host
Title• Miss Italia 1979
(Winner)
• Miss Universe 1982
(2nd Runner-up)

Life and career

De Ponti was born in Pescara. In 1979, while a law student at Teramo University, she won the Miss Italia beauty contest.[1] She later won the 1982 Miss Universo Italia contest and entered the Miss Universe 1982 competition, ranking third.[2][3]

De Ponti studied as an actress at the "Studio di arti sceniche" drama school led by Alessandro Fersen.[2] She appeared in a number of films in the 1980s, alternating main roles in comedy and genre films and minor roles in art films.[2] Since the second half of the 1980s, she focused on television, working as an actress and a presenter.[2]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1980La liceale al mare con l'amica di papàLaura - lover of Massimo
1981Mia moglie torna a scuolaGiulia
1981Perché non facciamo l'amore?Irene - Renato's wife
1981Ski MistressCarla
1981Il marito in vacanzaAntonietta Liberti
1982The New York RipperRosie - Ferry victim
1982Vigili e vigilesseCarolina Agnolotti
1982An Ideal AdventureZafferi's Daughter
1982Manhattan BabyJamie Lee
1982Sturmtruppen 2 (tutti al fronte)
1983NotturnoCarol Dexter
1984Monster SharkFlorinda
1984Uccelli d'ItaliaMonsignor's Lover - The first slapping Actress
1985Power of Evil
1985Killer vs. KillersHis Excelency's Secretary
1985Carabinieri si nasceRagazza russa
1986Senza scrupoliClara
1986FotoromanzoSissy
1986Yuppies - I giovani di successoWoman in red
1987L'estate sta finendoMonica
1987White ApacheIsabella
1987The Last MinuteOrnella
1988Un amore di donnaCinzia

References
  1. Aldo Valleroni (3 September 1979). "E' andata a una studentessa di Pescara la quarantesima fascia di "miss Italia"". La Stampa (231). p. 7.
  2. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 107–108. ISBN 888440214X.
  3. "Miss universo è canadese. L'italiana terza". La Stampa (182). 27 July 1982. p. 15.
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