Enrica Bonaccorti

• Name — Enrica Bonaccorti • Born — 18 November 1949 • Birthplace — Savona, Italy • Died — 12 March 2026 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — * Television presenter • actress • lyricist

Enrica Bonaccorti was born on 18 November 1949 in Savona, Liguria, to Ettore, a police colonel and former partisan, and Tiziana, a Neapolitan teacher. Bonaccorti spent her adolescence in several cities, including Genoa and Sassari, following her father's professional postings.

• Illustration — Bonaccorti in Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) Bonaccorti started her career on stage, debuting in the play Alla ringhiera and later joining the stage company held by Domenico Modugno and Paola Quattrini. She also collaborated with Modugno composing the lyrics of several songs, notably Modugno's hits "La lontananza" and "Amara terra mia". During the 1970s she appeared in films and television series. She debuted as radio presenter in 1974, with the program L'uomo della notte, which she hosted alongside the poet Alfonso Gatto, and as television presenter in 1978 with the quiz show Il sesso forte, which she co-hosted with Michele Gammino. She had the peak of her career between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s, when she hosted the successful quiz shows Pronto, chi gioca? (1985–1987), Cari genitori (TV show) (1988–1991), and the first season of the variety show Non è la Rai (1991–1992).

Bonaccorti was an atheist. She died of pancreatic cancer on 12 March 2026, at the age of 76.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1972 — La pietra di Luna — Penelope Betteredge — Main role (5 episodes) • 1973 — Eleonora — Olga — Television film • 1975 — L'amaro caso della baronessa di Carini — Cristina — Main role (4 episodes) • Ella si umilia per vincere ovvero gli equivoci di una notte — Constance Neville — Television film • 1976 — A casa, una sera… — Maggie Howard — Two-parts television film • 1978 — Il sesso forte — Herself / Host — Game show • 1979 — Vienna New Year's Concert — Concert special • 1980 — Chiamata urbana urgente per il numero... — Variety show • 1983–1985 — Italia sera — Variety show • 1985–1987 — Pronto, chi gioca? — Game show • 1987–1988 — Ciao Enrica — Talk show • 1988–1991 — Cari genitori — Game show (season 1-3) • 1991–1992 — Non è la RAI — Variety show (season 1) • 1993 — Seratissima — Special • 1993–1994 — Canzoni spericolate — Talent show (season 1) • 1995 — Cuori d'oro — Variety show • 1997 — Partita del cuore — Annual event • 1998 — Strada facendo — Herself / Co-host — Variety show • 1999–2001 — Festival di Napoli — Herself / Host — Annual event • 2000–2006 — Buona Domenica — Herself / Opinionist — Variety show (season 13-18) • 2001–2006 — Il mio migliore amico — Herself / Host — Talk show • 2018–2020 — La vita in diretta — Herself / Opinionist — Talk show • 2019 — Live - Non è la D'Urso — Variety show • 2019–2020 — Ho qualcosa da dirti — Herself / Host — Talk show