Nadia Cassini
Gianna Lou Cassini (Müller; January 2, 1949 – March 18, 2025), better known by her stage name Nadia Cassini, was an American-Italian actress, singer, and showgirl who became famous in Italian exploitation films of the 1970s and early 1980s, particularly in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre in the late 1970s.
Also recorded as Gianni Lou Müller · Gianna Lou Cassini · Gianna Lou Muller
Nadia Cassini

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- Name
- Nadia Cassini
- Birth Name
- Gianna Lou Müller
- Born
- 2 January 1949
- Birthplace
- Woodstock, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 18 March 2025
- Place of death
- Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Full name
- Gianna Lou Müller.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English · Italian
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Gianna Lou Cassini (Müller; January 2, 1949 – March 18, 2025), better known by her stage name Nadia Cassini, was an American-Italian actress, singer, and showgirl who became famous in Italian exploitation films of the 1970s and early 1980s, particularly in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre in the late 1970s.
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• Name — Nadia Cassini • Birth Name — Gianna Lou Müller • Born — 2 January 1949 • Birthplace — Woodstock, New York, U.S. • Died — 18 March 2025 • Place of death — Reggio Calabria, Italy • Partner — Yorgo Voyagis • Children — 1 • Occupation — * Actress • singer • dancer • stripper
Early life and career
Early life and career
Cassini was born on January 2, 1949, to German American Harrison Müller Sr. (1929–1998) and his Italian American wife, Patricia Müller (née Noto) (who were professional dancers and actors), during a tour in Woodstock, New York. She left her family at an early age and traveled abroad, working as a stripper. She had affairs with many wealthy men including Georges Simenon. She moved to Italy in 1968.
Film career and after
Film career and after
Cassini obtained her first film roles by 1970, appearing in The Divorce (1970) and playing her first lead role in Piero Vivarelli's Il dio serpente the same year. Subsequently, she had roles in films such as Pulp (1972), Emmanuelle's Silver Tongue (1976) and Starcrash (1978) before reaching a great success in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre, particularly in a series of films starring Lino Banfi between 1979 and 1980, namely L'insegnante balla... con tutta la classe (1979), The Nurse in the Military Madhouse (1979), and La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello (1980). • Illustration — Cassini in Starcrash (1978) In the 1980s, after appearing as a showgirl in some successful TV shows such as Drive In and Premiatissima, her face was partially disfigured and her right ear lost in a botched plastic surgery procedure. After retiring from the Italian scene, Cassini worked for French television and later returned to the United States. In 1978, she released her first album Encounters of a Loving Kid on the CDG record label. In 1982, she released her most famous single "When (I'm Falling in Love) / A chi la do stasera". In 1983, she released her second album Get Ready with RCA Italiana, which was her most famous album. In 1985, she released her third and final album Dreams with Five Record.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Cassini married Igor Cassini (1915–2002), an American journalist of Russian and Italian nobility, in 1969. She divorced Cassini in 1972 and moved to London with her boyfriend, Greek actor Yorgo Voyagis. Their daughter, Kassandra, was born in 1977 and Cassini returned to film one year later in 1978. Nadia Cassini died following a long illness in Reggio Calabria, Italy, on March 18, 2025, at the age of 76.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Nadia Cassini was recorded at birth as Gianna Lou Müller. The authorities additionally record the headings Gianni Lou Müller, Gianna Lou Cassini and Gianna Lou Muller. Her recorded languages were English and Italian. She married Igor Cassini.
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Nadia Cassini is recorded as actress, singer and model.

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Nadia Cassini died at Reggio Calabria.
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- 1.Enrico Lancia. Le straniere del nostro cinema. Gremese Editore. 2005.
- 2.Gordiano Lupi. I misteri del Dio Serpente. Tellus Folio. 6 maggio 2006.
- 3.Nadia Cassini ovvero storia di un attrice che ha inchiodato chiunque al cinema (che fu). Marie Claire. 14 novembre 2017.
- 4.Mymovies attore 5237
- 5.Vittorio "Vikk" Papa. Nadia Cassini - Quando / A Chi La Do Stasera (1982 - 7"). Orrore a 33 Giri. 13 giugno 2008.
- 6.Avevo il sedere più bello del mondo, ma nella vita non ho avuto culo. 15 marzo 2010.
- 7.Virginia Leoni. Che fine ha fatto Nadia Cassini. 20 luglio 2016.
- 8.Nadia Cassini, addio all'attrice icona della commedia anni '80: la causa della morte e il dolore della figlia. www.libero.it. 19 marzo 2025.
- 9.Morta l'attrice Nadia Cassini, star della commedia sexy all'italiana: il ritiro, l'incidente e la malattia. notizie.virgilio.it. 19 marzo 2025.
- 10.UNA POLTRONA PER DUE, COME RINCOGLIONIRE E PRENDERE IN GIRO I VIP IN MANIERA STRAORDINARIA!. Davide Maggio. 6 novembre 2011.
- 11.Donatella Borcicci Belloni. NADIA CASSINI - UNA POLTRONA PER DUE 2010. 15 aprile 2022.
- 12.Morta Nadia Cassini, attrice della commedia sexy italiana aveva 76 anni. Adnkronos. 19 marzo 2025.
- 13.Addio a Nadia Cassini, la stella delle commedie sexy è morta a Reggio Calabria. ReggioToday.
- 14.Ai funerali di Nadia Cassini, il marito Giuseppe: "Sua figlia Kassandra ha avuto un malore, ha preferito stare a casa". Spettacolo Fanpage. 21 marzo 2025.
- 15.Kassandra Voyagis ricorda la mamma Nadia Cassini: "Se n'è andata in due mesi". Mediaset Infinity. 29 marzo 2025.
- 16.Chi è Kassandra Voyagis, la figlia di Nadia Cassini. RaiNews. 20 marzo 2025.
- 17.Roberta Mercuri. Nadia Cassini, i tre matrimoni e l'addio social della figlia Kassandra: «Il dolore e la tristezza sono insopportabili». Vanity Fair Italia. 20 marzo 2025.
- 18.Nadia Cassini, il marito Giuseppe Surfaro: «Un dolore alla schiena, così ha scoperto la malattia. Per colpa di un lifting le asportarono un orecchio». 31 marzo 2025.
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