- Born
- Died
- Birth nameOdette Bedogni
- Height5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
- Odette Bedogni was born in Bracciano 25th of September in 1929. when she was 8 years old, she entered at ballet school of Scala and remained for 7 years, appearing in various ballet as "La bottega fantastica" (Gioacchino Rossini) and "La bella addormentata nel bosco" (Ciakovsky). She started to work in cinema with the nickname Delia Scala after the second world war. The director Luigi Zampa considered she had a simple smile and a good girl face and he gave her an important character in the movie "Anni difficili". With her lively and nervy body she appeared in a lot of films. In 1954 Delia debuted in theatre with Carlo Dapporto in "Giove in doppiopetto" and with Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini in "L'adorabile Giulio" (1957), "Buonanotte Bettina" (1956), "My fair lady" (1964) and "Rinaldo in campo" (1966). 1956 was the year in that she appeared with Nino Taranto in variety show "Lui e Lei". In 1959 and 1960 she presented "Canzonissima" in conjunction with Nino Manfredi and Paolo Panelli, directed by Antonello Falqui and in 1969 came "Delia Scala story". In the 70s she was with Lando Buzzanca in "Signore e Signora".
Scala had breast cancer and difficulties following this meant she did not resume her career. In 2001 her partner, Arturo Fremura, died of liver cancer, leading her to fresh despair. The undisputed Queen of TV variety shows, Delia Scala died at 74 years old on 15th of January 2005, in her home in Livorno.
- IMDb mini biography by: musicalstore.it
- SpousesArturo Fremura(November 24, 1984 - June 13, 2001) (his death)Piero Giannotti(September 10, 1966 - July 26, 1982) (his death)Nikiphorus Melitsanus(1944 - 1945) (annulled)
- She had a brief love affair with the famous actor/writer Eduardo De Filippo.
- In the Fifties she was the partner of Italian race driver Eugenio Castellotti until his death at the Modena circuit (14 March 1957).
- In March 2021, the municipal theater of the city in Bracciano (Rome) named "Teatro del lago Delia Scala" was dedicated to her.
- After her death, a street in Rome and one in Viareggio (Lucca) were named after her.
- On June 4, 2005, the Republic of San Marino issued a commemorative stamp dedicated to Delia Scala, in a series dedicated to musical theater.
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