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Rita Di Lernia(1943-2025)

  • Actress
  • Additional Crew
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
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Rita Di Lernia was born on 28 April 1943 in Riccione, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress, known for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), The Monster (1994) and Primo tango a Roma - Storia d'amore e d'alchimia (1973). She was married to Pietro Biondi. She died on 5 November 2025 in Spoleto, Umbria, Italy.
BornApril 28, 1943
DiedNovember 5, 2025(82)
BornApril 28, 1943
DiedNovember 5, 2025(82)
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Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
7.8
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(Italian, 1984 seconda edizione)
  • 1971
Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi in The Monster (1994)
The Monster
7.3
  • Moglie Antiquario(as Maria Rita Bresadola di Lernia)
  • 1994
Primo tango a Roma - Storia d'amore e d'alchimia (1973)
Primo tango a Roma - Storia d'amore e d'alchimia
5.1
  • Vannozza
  • 1973
Renato Zero in Ciao nì! (1979)
Ciao nì!
5.6
  • Madre di Renato
  • 1979

Credits

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Actress

  • Ma il portiere non c'è mai? (2002)
    Ma il portiere non c'è mai?
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • 2002
  • Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi in The Monster (1994)
    The Monster
    7.3
    • Moglie Antiquario (as Maria Rita Bresadola di Lernia)
    • 1994
  • L'avaro (1990)
    L'avaro
    6.0
    • Contessa Isabella Spinosi (voice)
    • 1990
  • Adua (1981)
    Adua
    TV Mini Series
    • Adalgisa
    • 1981
  • A grande richiesta
    TV Mini Series
    • 1981
  • Renato Zero in Ciao nì! (1979)
    Ciao nì!
    5.6
    • Madre di Renato
    • 1979
  • Edwige Fenech in The Soldier with Great Maneuvers (1978)
    The Soldier with Great Maneuvers
    4.8
    • La Leoparda
    • 1978
  • Il balordo (1978)
    Il balordo
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Aida
    • 1978
  • Il borghese gentiluomo
    TV Movie
    • Signora Jourdain
    • 1978
  • Edipo re
    TV Movie
    • 1977
  • Martine Brochard and Renzo Montagnani in Quel movimento che mi piace tanto (1976)
    Quel movimento che mi piace tanto
    5.5
    • 1976
  • Vieni, vieni amore mio (1975)
    Vieni, vieni amore mio
    5.4
    • 1975
  • La pazienza ha un limite... noi no! (1974)
    La pazienza ha un limite... noi no!
    3.7
    • Mrs. McDonald
    • 1974
  • Primo tango a Roma - Storia d'amore e d'alchimia (1973)
    Primo tango a Roma - Storia d'amore e d'alchimia
    5.1
    • Vannozza
    • 1973
  • Bella, ricca, lieve difetto fisico, cerca anima gemella (1973)
    Bella, ricca, lieve difetto fisico, cerca anima gemella
    4.3
    • Head of Feminists
    • 1973

Additional Crew

  • La bella Otero (1984)
    La bella Otero
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • voice dubbing: Mimsy Farmer
    • 1984
  • Bella, ricca, lieve difetto fisico, cerca anima gemella (1973)
    Bella, ricca, lieve difetto fisico, cerca anima gemella
    4.3
    • voice dubbing: Erika Blanc (uncredited)
    • 1973

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • L'avaro (1990)
    L'avaro
    6.0
    • Marie Laforêt (Italian, uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
    7.8
    • Sig.ra Gloop (Italian, 1984 seconda edizione)
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Maria Rita Bresadola di Lernia
  • Born
    • April 28, 1943
    • Riccione, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Died
    • November 5, 2025
    • Spoleto, Umbria, Italy
  • Spouse
    • Pietro Biondi1970 - November 5, 2025 (her death)

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