Cinzia De Ponti

Cinzia De Ponti
Born Cinzia Fiordeponti
3 October 1960 (1960-10-03) (age 56)
Pescara, Italy
Occupation Actress

Cinzia Fiordeponti, best known as Cinzia De Ponti (born 3 October 1960), is an Italian actress, model and television personality.

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]

Selected filmography

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. 1 2 3 4 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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