Farewell to Sandra Milo. The actress had turned 90 in March 2023. She passed away in her home in Rome, surrounded by her loved ones, just as she had requested. This was announced by the family. Sandrocchia, as she was nicknamed by Federico Fellini (for whom she was a muse), was one of the most popular actresses in Italian cinema, but also a television presenter and singer. The funeral will take place on Wednesday at 12 in the Church of Artists in Piazza del Popolo. Instead, from 10 tomorrow it will be possible to give the last farewell to the actress in the Capitol where the funeral chamber will be hosted.
The children: «She fell asleep peacefully in her bed»
«Today at 8.25 in the morning our mother passed away. She left us peacefully, falling asleep in her bed, in the way she had expressly requested, surrounded by our love and that of her beloved dogs Jim and Lady». This is announced in a post on Facebook by Debora, Ciro and Azzurra, Sandra Milo's children. «We ask you to respect our immense pain and to pray for her soul, sending her a thought of light. We sincerely thank our father Ottavio de Lolllis, lawyer Bruno della Ragione, Maurizio Pennesi, Alberto Matano, Cristina Morea, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Claudio and Pino Insegno, Franco Brel, Angelo Genovese, Franco Lattanzi and his wife Rita, Enrico Pola, Luigi Alesi, Angelo De Biasio, Carlotta and Gabriele Malaguti, Marina and Tullio, Simona Ballarino. And if we have forgotten someone we sincerely apologize».
Who was Sandra Milo
Sunny, Junoesque, eccentric. Sandra Milo (pseudonym of Salvatrice Elena Greco) had a very long career, deciding in fact never to leave the scene, if you think that the last TV program was in 2023 "Those good girls" on Sky. She was born in Tunis on March 11, 1933 and debuted with "The Bachelor" alongside Alberto Sordi in 1955. In 1959 she played a prostitute with Vittorio De Sica in "The General of Rovere" produced by Moris Ergas who later became her husband and father of her daughter Deborah, in 1961 she is in "Ghosts in Rome" with Eduardo De Filippo, Vittorio Gassman and Marcello Mastroianni.
The relationship with Fellini
But the encounter of the career and also of life, given the clandestine sentimental bond that lasted 17 years that was born and that was publicly revealed in 2009 at Porta a Porta, is with Federico Fellini. For the great Rimini, she was among the interpreters of "8½" and "Juliet of the Spirits". For both roles, she was awarded the Silver Ribbons as best supporting actress. She has often stated that her great love was actually Bettino Craxi, the socialist leader to whom she was linked in the mid-80s for several years, while she was married to Ottavio De Lollis, father also of her children Ciro and Azzurra.
In her filmography many comedies and also television in Studio One. From the '90s a strong return to TV participating in numerous programs and even to the Island of the famous. In 2021 she was honored with the David di Donatello career award.
On January 8, 1990 Sandra Milo was the victim of a terrible television prank on "Love is a wonderful thing" on RaiDue: a phone call informed her that her son Ciro was in serious condition following a car accident.
Diaco: «Sincere friend, today "BellaMà" dedicated to her»
«Sandra was a sincere friend and a precious travel companion. I thank her for teaching me that any negative moment, even the most painful, could be faced with a smile and altruism. For the "Me and You" and "Me and You at Night" work group, she was an inexhaustible source of enthusiasm and ideas, a fan of others, a woman always ready to get involved with humility and team spirit. I'm glad she received in 2021 the award she deserved, that David di Donatello for her career that consecrated her for what she was: a great artist. Today's episode of BellaMà will be entirely dedicated to her, with the re-proposal of her last TV hosting, which took place with us last year». So Pierluigi Diaco, colleague and personal friend of Sandra Milo.
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