Heather Parisi

• Name — Heather Parisi • Birth Name — Heather Elizabeth Parisi • Born — 27 January 1960 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Dancer • showgirl • television personality • singer • film director • Spouse — Giorgio Manenti (m. married 1993; div. divorced 1999) Umberto Maria Anzolin (m. married 2013) • Children — 4

Born in Los Angeles, Parisi worked for the San Francisco Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre in New York City. During a vacation in Italy, she was noticed by choreographer Franco Miseria, who had her audition for RAI. In 1979, Parisi debuted on the show Luna Park, hosted by Pippo Baudo. Her rise as a television star took place in the fall of the same year in the first edition of the Saturday night show Fantastico, which had high ratings (average of 23.6 million viewers). In each episode, Parisi performed a ballet and interpreted the opening song "Disco Bambina." The song became a hit, peaking several weeks at No. 1 on the Italian hit parade. Parisi was cast in four more editions of Fantastico and in other successful variety shows, and had other musical hits including "Cicale," which ranked first on the hit parade for four weeks between 1981 and 1982. She slowed down her activities in the mid-'90s. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Parisi chose to remain unvaccinated. On her website in December 2021, Parisi logged an entry entitled "Damned for Eternity" in which she told women that they "should be ashamed" of having children vaccinated against COVID-19 and that it was "criminal". In a different post, Parisi said, "For me, being socially responsible is one of the most overestimated virtues."

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1986 — Grandi magazzini — Dolly — Film debut • 1999 — A Midsummer Night's Dream — Nick's wife

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1979 — Luna Park — Herself/ Dancer — Television debut; variety show • 1979–1988 — Fantastico — Variety show (seasons 1–5, 8) • 1981 — Stasera niente di nuovo — Variety show • 1983 — Al Paradise — Herself/ Co-host — Variety show (season 1) • 1987 — Pronto Topolino? — Herself/ Co-Host/ Dancer — Variety show • 1988 — Contigo Televisión Española — Herself/ Co-Host/ Dancer — Variery show • 1989 — Telegatto 1989 — Herself/ Co-host — Annual ceremony • Un disco per l'estate 1989 — Herself/ Host — Annual music festival • 1989–1990 — Finalmente venerdì — Herself/ Co-host — Variety show • 1991 — Stasera mi butto — Talent show (season 2) • 1991–1992 — Ciao Weekend — Variety show • 1993 — VIP 93 Telecinco España — Herself/ Co-Host/ Dancer — Variety show • 1993 — Bellezze al bagno — Herself/ Host — Game show (season 5) • 1995 — Castrocaro Music Festival — Herself/ Co-host — Annual music festival • 1995–1996 — Arriba!!! Arriba!!! — Herself/ Host — Children's program • 2002–2003 — Zecchino d'Oro — Talent show (seasons 45–46) • 2003–2004 — Domenica In — Herself/ Co-host — Talk show (season 28) • 2004 — Miss Italia 2004 — Herself/ Judge — Annual beauty contest • 2005–2006 — Ballando con le Stelle — Talent show (seasons 1–2) • 2016 — Nemicamatissima — Herself/ Host — Variety show • 2018 — Amici di Maria De Filippi — Herself/ Judge — Talent show (season 17)