Emma Danieli
Emma Danieli (born Emma Fretta; 14 October 1936 – 21 June 1998) was an Italian actress and television personality.
Also recorded as Emma Fretta
Emma Danieli

Foto Farabola · Italian magazine Radiocorriere · Public domain
- Name
- Emma Danieli
- Birth Name
- Emma Fretta
- Born
- 14 October 1936
- Birthplace
- Curtatone, Mantua, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 21 June 1998
- Place of death
- Lugano, Switzerland
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Key facts
• Name — Emma Danieli • Birth Name — Emma Fretta • Born — 14 October 1936 • Birthplace — Curtatone, Mantua, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 21 June 1998 • Place of death — Lugano, Switzerland • Occupation — Actress
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Curtatone, Mantua, Danieli started her career at very young age as an actress of commercials. After winning a beauty contest, she made her film debut in 1953, in the anthology film Siamo donne. While her film career ended after a little more than a decade, Danieli was better appreciated on television, where she was one of the first announcers as well as a TV presenter and an actress in television films and series. She was also active on stage. Danieli was married to director Franco Morabito.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Illustration — Danieli in 1962 • We, the Women (1953) • Doctor Antonio (1954) • Devil's Cavaliers (1959) • The Corsican Brothers (1961) • Guns of the Black Witch (1961) • The Last Man on Earth (1964) • Slalom (1965) • God's Thunder (1965) • The Spy Who Loved Flowers (1966) • Spies Strike Silently (1966) • Commissariato di notturna (1974)

photo from Italian magazine Avanguardia, 1956.
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Emma Danieli in The Last Man on Earth
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1936
Emma Danieli born at Buscoldo.
1998
Emma Danieli died at Lugano.
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- 1.Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. 888440214X.
- 2.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .
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