Silvana Pampanini

Name	:	Silvana Pampanini
Birth Date	:	1925-09-25
Birth Place	:	NA
Nationality	:	NA
Height	:	NA
Occupation	:	Actress

Silvana Pampanini (25 September 1925 – 6 January 2016) was an Italian film actress, director and singer, she is also the niece of the well-known soprano of the golden era of opera, Dame Rosetta Pampanini. Silvana Pampanini caused a sensation when she took part in the 1946 Miss Italy contest and the following year she started her movie career. Madame Papanini was born into a well-off family, she was educated, and studied opera and ballet since her childhood. According to interviews, Pampanini was a contralto with notable voice extension. However, she also said many times over the years that she preferred to pursue a career in cinema as it required less training and it was much less demanding than a career as an opera singer.[citation needed]